German offshore wind developers warn of grid-connection crisis

German offshore wind developers are to hold crunch talks with the government over delays to grid connections, which they warn could derail the country’s entire offshore sector.

RWE chief executive Professor Fritz Vahrenholt and chief commercial officer Leonhard Birnbaum warned the government in a letter that the provision of offshore wind grid connections has become “dramatically problematic” and is jeopardising the whole German sector. “This development puts us in an extremely difficult position,” they said.

The letter was sent in December, after North Sea grid operator TenneT told operators that key offshore transmission hubs, including HelWin1 and 2 and BorWin2, are facing long delays.

RWE says resulting losses on the 295MW Nordsee Ost wind farm project Log in to read complete article.

Become a Recharge subscriber!

Or try our free trial.

Order Subscription

Already a member?

Login