Germany sets out plans to share liability for offshore grid links

The German government has set out a proposal that would see the public assume some financial liability for delayed offshore grid connections, in a move designed to send a positive jolt through Germany’s struggling offshore wind industry.

The ministries of environment and economics – which share responsibility for overseeing the sector – announced their preliminary agreement on the issue just days before the German parliament leaves for its summer recess.

Under the proposed system – the details of which will not be fully revealed until later this year – grid operators would be forced to pay project owners 90% of their lost revenue if transmission lines are delayed for more than 10 days, or if finished lines are out of service for more than 18 days in any given…

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