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title: "Borkum Riffgrund 3"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-borkum-riffgrund-3/
identifier: de-borkum-riffgrund-3
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Borkum Riffgrund 3

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-borkum-riffgrund-3/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

First zero-subsidy offshore wind farm globally. No offshore substation - direct 66 kV connection to TenneT's DolWin epsilon platform.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 913 MW |
| Turbines | 83 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Ørsted · Nuveen Infrastructure |
| Coordinates | 54.047, 6.234 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2026-08 |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2019-04-15 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2021-10-13 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2021-12-01 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2023 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2025-12-03 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2026-08 (achieved)

## Offtake

Auction won at €0.00/MWh — no state price support


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), 2021-10-13 — https://gdi.bsh.de/Planfeststellung/Offshore-Vorhaben/N-1.4/01_Planfeststellungsbeschluss.pdf
- Ørsted (then DONG Energy), 2017-04-13 — https://orsted.com/en/company-announcement-list/2017/04/1557851
- Ørsted, 2018-04-27 — https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/27/1488889/0/en/%C3%98rsted-wins-551-75MW-in-German-offshore-wind-auction.html
- Ørsted, 2021-12-01 — https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2021/12/20211201449611
- Offshore Wind Biz (reporting Ørsted announcement), 2022-02-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/02/11/orsted-completes-borkum-riffgrund-3-farm-down/
- Ørsted, 2024-06-20 — https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2024/06/20240620first-wind-turbine-installed-at-borkum-riffg
- Ørsted, 2025-12-03 — https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2025/12/borkum-riffgrund-3-orsteds-largest-offshore-wind-f-14698236
- Ørsted, 2022-02-03 — https://orsted.com/en/investors/financial-reports
- Ørsted, 2026-02-05 — https://orsted.com/en/investors/financial-reports/annual-reporting-2025
- Ørsted, 2026-05-07 — https://orsted.com/en/investors/reports-presentations-and-fact-sheets
- Jan De Nul, 2023-06 — https://www.jandenul.com/news/jan-de-nul-kicks-gode-wind-3-and-borkum-riffgrund-3
- reNEWS, 2025-12-03 — https://renews.biz/105724/orsteds-borkum-riffgrund-3-delivers-first-power/
- NS Energy, 2022 — https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/company-news/glennmont-orsted-start-construction-of-borkum-riffgrund-3-offshore-wind-project/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Ørsted, 2025-02-06 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/annual2024/orsted-annual-report-2024.pdf?rev=02bde37dc8424c8eb8e4e9f3b65cc833
- Ørsted, 2023-05-03 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/q12023/interim-financial-reportq12023.pdf
- Ørsted A/S, 2025-Q3 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/q32025/q3-2025-earnings-call-transcript.pdf
- Ørsted, 2026-Q2 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/q22026/orsted-q2-2026-ir-presentation.pdf
- Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister, 2026-08-23 — https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Einheit/Einheiten/OeffentlicheEinheitenuebersicht
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, 2022-06-27 — https://www.siemensgamesa.com/global/en/home/press-releases/062422-siemens-gamesa-press-release-borkum-offshore-order.html
- Ørsted, 2026-08-31 — https://view.news.eu.nasdaq.com/view?id=bdc58e89e10f43e35c1b771886ad21056&lang=en&src=listed
- Bundesministerium der Justiz, 2026-06-22 — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/windseeg/__82.html

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