Bids can be handed in at up to €111.80 ($126.11) per megawatt in the second tendering round that will end on 1 August, compared to a ceiling price of €112.90 in the first 150MW tender that ended in mid-April.

The average cost of winning bids in the first round had come in at €91.70, prompting the BNetzA to claim that the process was a success as it produced low prices.

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