Windkraft-Journal11 Aug 2026AI generated
The draft also sets annual tenders of 2,000 to 4,800 MW, two-sided contracts for difference, a 35-year operating life for new farms (up from 25), and a mechanism for cross-border cooperation projects. Industry body BWO welcomes the CfDs and the 70 GW target but criticises the two-stage auction design, under which the CfD applies only if no company bids to build without hedging. BWO managing director Thimm says the CfD must be available from the outset, not as a fallback, and the association again urges a one-off return mechanism for projects awarded in 2023-2025. Comments are due by 17 August 2026, 10:00.
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It adds the specific auction, CfD and operating-life parameters to the consultation reported earlier.