Construction of the wind farm some 110km from the coast is planned to start next year. Sandbank will consist of 72 Siemens 4MW turbines and be connected to land via the SylWin1 grid link.
Vattenfall holds 51% an SWM 49% in the project company building the wind park.
The financial close for Sandbank is the first in Germany's offshore wind sector this year, following a period of policy uncertainty in the country.
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