The German government will hold talks with developers and other key industry players to digest the results of the country’s latest offshore wind auction, which attracted zero bids.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) told reNEWS the discussions would form part of wider efforts to establish why the tender failed and 2500MW of capacity at two North Sea sites went unallocated.
“The reasons for the current tender outcome are currently being evaluated,” said the BMWE.
“In this context, we will also engage in discussions with stakeholders.”
Officials are likely to be told to overhaul auction rules after developers including EnBW blamed uncapped negative bidding and the lack of subsidy for making it impossible to “develop an economically viable project under the current regulatory framework”.
Trade body Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore (BWO) has led calls for immediate reforms including the introduction of two-sided Contracts for Difference to cut costs and boost investor confidence.
WindEurope warned “it is time to amend the model” if Germany is to hit deployment targets and increase industrial competitiveness.