Energiekontor has reached financial close for three onshore wind projects in Germany with a combined capacity of about 73MW.
The company said the Frechen and Nideggen projects in North Rhine-Westphalia and the Wulkow-Boossen site in Brandenburg are now ready for construction following success in the Federal Network Agency’s February 2025 tender.
According to Energiekontor, all three wind farms are scheduled to enter operation in 2027.
The Frechen project will feature three Nordex N149-4.5 turbines, each rated at 4.5MW, with a hub height of about 125 metres and a 149-metre rotor diameter.
Eight Vestas V150-6.0 turbines of 6MW each will be installed at Wulkow-Boossen, while Nideggen will use two Enercon E-160 EP5 E3 units of 5.6MW each.
Energiekontor said the three sites will together produce about 156GWh of electricity per year, enough to power more than 47,700 homes and cut around 118,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
The company said it has now achieved financial close on 12 wind and solar projects totalling around 326MW so far in 2025.
It added that 19 projects with over 610MW are currently under construction, including several totalling about 200MW for its own portfolio and three turnkey projects already sold in Germany.
Energiekontor chief executive Peter Szabo said: “We understand that the recent adjustment to our forecast for 2025 has caused uncertainty among our investors.”
He added: “However, this was carried out in line with our obligation of transparency and disclosure.”
He said: “Energiekontor is stronger than ever in terms of its operations: we have a large number of approved projects and our construction activities are at a historically high level.”
He added: “This demonstrates that we are continuing to implement our projects successfully and sustainably – even if this strength will be reflected in the figures with a time lag due to the current change in conditions.”