MIRA signs agreement to acquire 400 MW BARD Offshore 1 wind in Germany

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), via a Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 led consortium, has agreed to acquire Ocean Breeze Energy, the owner of North Sea wind farm BARD Offshore 1, from Unicredit.

The 400 MW offshore wind farm is positioned 100 kilometres off the coast of northwestern Germany. Comprised of 80 5 MW wind turbines spread over 59 square kilometres, the project harnesses powerful North Sea winds to supply the equivalent of approximately 463,000 households with clean electricity each year.