Detached Vestas blade partially disrupts construction at major North Sea wind farm

EnergyWatch10 Aug 2026AI generated

The blade broke loose from one of the 64 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines in late July, EnBW Deputy CEO and CFO Thomas Kustere told an analyst call on Friday. EnBW is barred from working on the affected turbine or on blades from "the same production site," though basic commissioning continues. Installation of the 64th and final turbine is imminent, management confirmed, signalling the 960 MW project is nearing completion.

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The reader already knows from earlier reports that construction was partially suspended and that 59 turbines were installed with 43 grid-connected by mid-2026; this article adds the timing (late July), the production-site restriction, and confirmation that the final turbine is imminent.

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