The German government has delayed making a final decision on a tender model for offshore wind.
Policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group Joachim Pfeiffer said the administration will further evaluate the controversial so-called second bid component.
The offshore wind industry has been against the model since it was unveiled earlier this year.
“The second bid component will be temporarily waived and a decision will be made on how to proceed after an evaluation,” said Pfeiffer.
“The funding and tendering will be designed so that zero-cent bids will also be possible in the future.”
The news comes as the coalition agreed to amend the wind-at-sea law to include the 20GW by 2030 and 40GW by 2040 targets.
“With the agreement on the wind-at-sea law, the turbo is now being ignited when expanding wind energy. That means significantly higher offshore targets: in 2030 with 20 GW and in 2040 with 40 GW,” added Pfeiffer.
“Offshore is thus becoming the mainstay of the energy transition.”