Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded almost 2400MW of onshore wind capacity across 189 contracts in its 1 May tender, the agency has announced.
The capacity awarded came in just short of the target volume of 2.5GW specified in the Renewable Energy Sources Act.
The contracts had a price range of between 7.20 ct/kWh and 7.35 ct/kWh, with an average of 7.33 ct/kWh.
With 2,485MW of bids submitted, the German Wind Energy Association said “the German wind energy industry is back.
“After a year with a peak volume of new approvals and a very high number of approvals in the first quarter, we can see that the positive mood in the industry is now also reflected in the tenders,” said Bärbel Heidebroek, President of the German Wind Energy Association.
The region with the most contracts awarded with North Rhine-Westphalia with 727MW awarded across 68 contracts, followed by Lower Saxony with 430MW across 26 contracts, and Schleswig-Holstein with 318MW across 17 contracts.
In solar, the agency awarded 512MW across 43 contracts.
The prices range from 6.78 ct/kWh to 9.17 ct/kWh, with an average of 8.33 ct/kWh.
The region with the largest number of bids was Bavaria, with 245MW awarded across 24 contracts, followed by Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 79MW across four contracts, and Schleswig-Holstein with 73MW across five contracts.
The next onshore wind tender is scheduled for 1 August.