BWO statement: Draft amendment to the 2025 area development plan for the German North and Baltic Seas

With the present draft amendment to the area development plan, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency is implementing
Shipping and Hydrography (BSH) the political guidelines of the Bundestag within the framework of the implementation
Implementation of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) in the area of ​​offshore wind energy and electricity
The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) believes the current grid should be converted to a new grid as soon as possible.
The tender for areas N-10.1 and N-10.2, scheduled for June 2026, will not be conducted within the existing framework.
The auction will be conducted in a specific format. Instead, we advocate postponing the auction until the fourth quarter.
2026 is required, combined with an optimized area layout and a revised
Auction design, with the introduction of bilateral contracts for difference (CfDs). Without this adaptation
From our perspective, there is a significant risk that the tender will once again receive no bids.
and thus the implementation of the legally defined expansion pathways for offshore wind energy continues
is delayed.