Germany's latest renewable energy auctions have awarded nearly 3 GW of capacity across onshore wind and hybrid solar-plus-storage projects. Both tenders were oversubscribed, highlighting strong developer interest and continued momentum in the country's clean energy expansion.
Germany’s Federal Network Agency has announced the results of its latest onshore wind and innovation auctions, awarding nearly 3 GW of renewable energy capacity following strong oversubscription in both tenders.
The onshore wind auction allocated approximately 2.5 GW across 270 successful bids from 628 submissions totalling around 6.4 GW, significantly exceeding the tendered capacity of 2.5 GW. Successful bid prices ranged between 4.44 euro cents/kWh and 5.19 euro cents/kWh, with a volume-weighted average of 5.06 euro cents/kWh, down from 5.54 euro cents/kWh recorded in the previous auction.
Lower Saxony secured the highest awarded capacity at 628 MW, followed by Brandenburg with 468 MW and North Rhine-Westphalia with 353 MW.
The innovation auction, which focused on hybrid solar-plus-storage projects, awarded 482 MW across 27 successful bids from 46 submissions totalling 749 MW, surpassing the auction volume of 475 MW. All successful projects combined solar generation with battery energy storage, while two bids were disqualified.
Winning bid prices ranged from 4.75 euro cents/kWh to 5.61 euro cents/kWh, with a volume-weighted average of 5.34 euro cents/kWh, broadly unchanged from the previous auction round. Bavaria accounted for the largest awarded capacity with 287 MW, followed by Schleswig-Holstein with 53 MW and Brandenburg with 51 MW.
The latest results continue Germany’s strong momentum in renewable energy procurement. In September 2025, the Federal Network Agency’s innovation auction for hybrid renewable and storage projects was oversubscribed by more than four times. Against a tendered capacity of 486 MW, the auction received 163 bids totalling 2,182 MW, with 33 projects representing 490 MW ultimately awarded.
