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Appears in 4 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Opened the second backup auction on Nov. 10 for 3,840 megawatts; bids due Dec. 29
Germany's network regulator opened a second auction for gas-fired backup capacity on Nov. 10, offering 3,840 megawatts with bids due Dec. 29. The round is smaller than the 4.5 gigawatts once planned because the first tender awarded more capacity than intended.
Updated 22 minutes ago
Says supply security is guaranteed
Germany's gas stores were 61.2% full on 30 October, short of the 80% the country aims to hold by 1 November. The economy ministry confirmed the miss as a cold snap set in, and the storage industry association said filling rules need to be tougher.
Updated Nov 3
Approved Ultranet in 2025
TransnetBW has finished the 42-kilometer southern section of Ultranet, the direct-current line that will run about 340 kilometers from Meerbusch-Osterath in North Rhine-Westphalia to Philippsburg in Baden-Württemberg. The link is designed to carry up to 2 gigawatts in either direction.
Updated Oct 22
As of September 2026: Ran the 2017-2018 auctions that awarded the farm's sites
Borkum Riffgrund 3 began commercial operation on August 31, 2026, adding 913 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind to Germany's grid. On September 24, Ørsted and co-owner Nuveen formally inaugurated the farm, which sits 72 kilometers off the North Sea coast and is one of Germany's largest operating offshore wind projects.
Updated Sep 25
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