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3mo ago

Germany Hits 60% Surge in Onshore Wind Additions as Regional Imbalances Persist

Recent regulatory reforms combined with expanded project pipelines promise to boost onshore wind capacity in lagging states.

An einem Kran hängt ein Rotorblatt für die Montage an einem Windrad.
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Beim Ausbau der Windkraft an Land kommen die deutschen Bundesländer unterschiedlich schnell voran. Spitzenreiter beim Ausbau ist Nordrhein-Westfalen - Bayern hingegen liegt weit hinten, wie eine Datenauswertung des SWR am Freitag zeigte.

Overview

  • Germany connected 378 new onshore turbines in the first half of 2025, up from 285 over the same period in 2024, according to Bundesnetzagentur data.
  • North Rhine-Westphalia led the build-out with 108 new turbines, followed by Lower Saxony (89) and Schleswig-Holstein (61), while Bavaria installed just six.
  • Hesse and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern each commissioned three turbines but report long approval pipelines that should drive higher future output.
  • Baden-Württemberg added 13 turbines and has over 1,000 projects in planning or approved, aiming to meet its target of 750 additional turbines by 2030.
  • Stakeholders cite legacy siting rules, grid constraints and lengthy planning phases as major obstacles for states that remain behind on national climate goals.