German energy company MVV Energie has connected a 22-megawatt wind farm to the electricity grid in North Rhine-Westphalia, expanding its portfolio of renewable energy assets as part of the country’s ongoing energy transition.
The Olsberg-Antfeld wind farm, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis district, features four GE 5.5-158 turbines and is expected to supply electricity to nearly 23,000 households. Construction of the project took just over a year.
“The Olsberg-Antfeld wind farm is already the 15th wind farm of MVV and our second in Hochsauerlandkreis, with which we are consistently advancing the energy transition,” said Hansjörg Roll, MVV board member for technology. “We are selectively taking over wind and solar parks from our in-house project development at Juwi GmbH into our own portfolio, thus ensuring a reliable supply of green electricity for our customers.”
The newly commissioned turbines each have a hub height of 161 metres and a total height of 240 metres, with a nominal output of approximately 5.5MW.
MVV is also operating a second wind farm in the region, Olsberg-Mannstein, located around 8.5 kilometres away. That site, active since September 2024, includes seven Vestas V-126 turbines and provides energy for over 25,000 households.
Both projects were developed by Juwi GmbH, a wholly owned MVV subsidiary. “With these projects, we have once again demonstrated our strong expertise in project development and implementation,” said Juwi CEO Christian Arnold. “They also reflect our leading market position in North Rhine-Westphalia.”
MVV currently operates 15 wind farms in Germany, with a combined installed capacity of nearly 200 megawatts.
