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title: "Meerwind Süd/Ost"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-meerwind-sud-ost/
identifier: de-meerwind-sud-ost
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Meerwind Süd/Ost

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-meerwind-sud-ost/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 23 km northwest of Helgoland in the German North Sea EEZ (AWZ). First large German offshore wind farm financed solely by private investors.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 288 MW |
| Turbines | 80 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | China Three Gorges · Windland Energieerzeugungs |
| Coordinates | 54.4, 7.71 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2015-02 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2007-05 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2011 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2012-08 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2014-09 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2015-02 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

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

- Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), 2007-05 — https://gdi.bsh.de/Planfeststellung/Offshore-Vorhaben/N-4.1/01_Genehmigungsbescheid.pdf
- Power Technology (GlobalData), 2014 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/meerwind-sdost-wind-project-north-sea/
- WindMW GmbH, 2024 — https://windmw.de/en_meerwind_standort.html
- Blackstone, 2011-08 — https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/windmw-announces-financing-completion-for-meerwind-germany-s-largest-fully-financed-offshore-wind-farm/
- Blackstone, 2014-11-10 — https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/germany-s-first-privately-financed-offshore-wind-farm-meerwind-sud-ost-inaugurated/
- Blackstone, 2016-06-13 — https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/blackstone-announces-sale-of-majority-interest-in-windmw-to-china-three-gorges-windmw-is-owner-of-meerwind-one-of-germany-s-largest-offshore-windfarms/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2016-08-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/08/24/chinese-duo-buys-majority-share-in-meerwind-sudost-owf/
- WindMW GmbH, 2024 — https://www.windmw.de/en_ueberuns.html
- Wikipedia, 2024 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_HelWin1
- WindMW, 2024 — https://www.windmw.de/en_ueberuns.html
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister, 2026-08-23 — https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Einheit/Einheiten/OeffentlicheEinheitenuebersicht
- Unternehmensregister, 2026-02-17 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Unternehmensregister, 2022-04-11 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Unternehmensregister, 2024-04-23 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Bundesanzeiger, 2017-03-08 — https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/pub/de/suchen
- Unternehmensregister, 2018-06-12 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche

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