Germany has awarded nearly 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in its latest onshore wind power auction, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) said on Tuesday, following strong investor interest that pushed bids well beyond the available volume.
The tender, held on 1 August 2025, received 604 bids totalling 5.7GW for a tendered volume of 3.4GW. A total of 376 bids were accepted, representing 3,448 megawatts (MW) of new capacity. Another 25 bids were disqualified from the process.
Award prices ranged between 6.39 and 6.64 euro cents per kilowatt-hour (ct/kWh), with a volume-weighted average of 6.57 ct/kWh. This marks a continued decline from the previous round’s average of 6.83 ct/kWh and remains well below the maximum allowed price of 7.35 ct/kWh.
“The bidding date was again heavily oversubscribed,” said Klaus Müller, president of the Federal Network Agency. “The submitted bid volume of more than 5.7GW is the second-highest value in a tender so far. The award values fell again compared to the previous round.”
North Rhine-Westphalia received the largest allocation with 817MW awarded across 105 projects. Lower Saxony followed with 800MW across 73 projects, while Brandenburg set a regional record with 609MW awarded across 89 projects.
The next round of onshore wind tenders is scheduled for 1 November 2025, the agency said.
Germany is targeting accelerated expansion of renewable energy to meet climate goals, with onshore wind playing a central role in its energy transition strategy.
