The PNE Group has commissioned two onshore wind farms in France and Germany as it seeks to expand its portfolio as an independent power producer (IPP).
The latest additions increase the total rated power from wind farms operated by PNE Group to more than 434MW.
The Saint-Aubin-du-Plain wind farm in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France and the Herbsleben-Dachwig wind farm in Thuringia, Germany, are now in operation.
With the Saint-Aubin-du-Plain project, the PNE Group has commissioned the first wind farm outside Germany to be transferred to its own operation portfolio.
The wind farm was planned and realised by WKN France, the French subsidiary of PNE AG.
It went into trial operation at the end of 2024, before the transition phase began in mid-January.
Tomorrow, the wind farm will finally enter into the 20-year contract for difference (CFD).
Three Nordex N131 turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 3.6MW, feed green electricity into the grid.
At the Herbsleben-Dachwig wind farm, PNE AG has commissioned two Nordex N149 turbines, which each have a nominal capacity of 5.7MW.
These wind farms increased the own-generation portfolio by 22.2MW.
The PNE Group says it is expanding its targeted market position as an independent power producer.
Chief executive of PNE AG Heiko Wuttke (pictured) said: “The commissioning of the Saint-Aubin-du-Plain and Herbsleben-Dachwig wind farms are the first successes this year.
“The expansion of our own operations is an important part of our strategy, which continues to focus on robust growth.”
Executive vice president for energy production/IPP at PNE AG Sven Dippel said: “With the commissioning of our French wind farm Saint-Aubin-du-Plain, we have reached an important milestone for the PNE Group in the expansion of our IPP portfolio.
“We are thus taking over our first project outside of Germany into our own operation and are continuing our strategy of establishing and expanding it in our defined core markets.”