Overview
- The federal cabinet advanced a draft law that shifts the repeat sale of areas N-10.1 and N-10.2 from June 2026 to 2027.
- Officials cited unfinished grid connections and delayed converter platforms as the reason for the postponement.
- The two zones, totaling about 2.5 gigawatts, drew no bids in August 2025, marking Germany’s first failed offshore-area auction.
- The Bundesverband Windenergie Offshore said the delay reduces risk under current rules and pressed for reforms that do not prioritize short-term state revenue.
- Germany had 1,680 offshore turbines with 9.74 gigawatts installed at year-end, while North Sea states endorsed the 'Declaration of Hamburg' to coordinate faster build-out and industry warned the 30-gigawatt-by-2030 target is in doubt.