With the upcoming reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) in 2026, the government must ensure that the expansion of wind energy can continue to develop with high momentum, BWE president Baerbel Heidebroek said.
Heidebroek called for “clear and realistic electricity volume targets and stable expansion goals”. According to her, the expansion of the power transmission network must be pursued with high priority so that the expected new capacity in the coming years can actually be connected to the grid.
In 2025, wind capacity expansion, approvals and auction volumes developed very dynamically, BWE said. The southern regions of the country are catching up as well. The federal state of Bavaria, for instance, recorded almost 1,000 MW of newly approved capacity in the first three quarters of the year.
Onshore wind tender rounds in 2025 were oversubscribed, with forecasts indicating awards totalling 14,000 MW.
Wind power installations are an essential part of the energy mix and the sector aims to contribute more to the production of green hydrogen. “Even today, we provide clean electricity for electric vehicles and, in the future, can contribute much more to producing heat in a carbon-neutral way,” Heidebroek said.
(Renewables Now, January 06, 2026)