ABO Wind secures tariff for 41.1 MW of German wind capacity

ABO Wind has secured tariffs for wind farms in Einöllen (Rhineland-Palatinate, 15.9 megawatts) and at the Spreeau motorway junction (Brandenburg, 25.2 megawatts). In Einöllen, ABO Wind is constructing three General Electric turbines with a hub height of 158 meters and a capacity of 5.3 megawatts each. At the Spreeau motorway junction, six Vestas turbines (150 meters hub height, 4.2 megawatts capacity each) will be connected to the grid.

As the Federal Network Agency announced, the tender was clearly undersigned: The 900 megawatts put out to tender were offset by 67 bids with a volume of 527 megawatts. 523 megawatts won the bid with an average value of EUR0.0618/kWh (US$0.067/kWh). ABO Wind thus received around 8 percent of the volume awarded.

ABO Wind has recently received approval for a 9 MW wind park in Gielert with which ABO Wind expects to participate in the tariff tender on 1 June. The project developer is planning Nordex Acciona turbines with a hub height of 149 meters and a capacity of 4.5 megawatts each.

All three wind farms are scheduled to be connected to the grid in 2021 and together will produce enough electricity to supply 43,000 households. ABO Wind expects approvals for further German wind farms in the coming months.