Overview
- Commissioning of the Energiepark Hafen gas-and-steam plant is now targeted for autumn to the end of 2026, roughly six months later than planned.
- The general contractor reported extensive extra work on small piping with thousands of welds requiring rework, prompting the revised schedule.
- The coal-fired Wedel station will stay online longer to secure district heat for tens of thousands of customers in western Hamburg.
- Hamburger Energiewerke is adding about 100 fitters and strengthening multi‑shift work; reported overruns total €74 million, taking the project to about €650 million as responsibility for the extra costs is reviewed.
- Officials reaffirm the 2030 coal‑exit goal as the Energiepark Hafen remains key to supplying roughly 180,000 units of district heat and cutting about 360,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually.