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title: "Riffgat"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/de-riffgat/
identifier: de-riffgat
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Riffgat

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

Located 15 km NW of Borkum island in the southern North Sea, the first commercial offshore wind farm off the coast of Borkum.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 108 MW |
| Turbines | 30 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | EWE · ENOVA Energiesysteme |
| Coordinates | 53.69, 6.48 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2014-06-01 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2010 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2012-06 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2014-02 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2014-06-01 (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.

- EWE AG, 2024 — https://www.ewe.com/en/about-us/corporation/group-structure/offshore-windpark-riffgat
- GlobalData / Power Technology, 2024 — https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-riffgat-germany/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2014-02-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2014/02/11/tennet-connects-riffgat-owf/
- Offshore Energy, 2013-07-18 — https://www.offshore-energy.biz/germany-riffgat-offshore-wind-farm-completed/
- Offshore Energy, 2014 — https://www.offshore-energy.biz/riffgat-offshore-wind-farm-tops-expectations/
- Schiff & Hafen (trade press), 2010-10-13 — https://www.schiffundhafen.de/nachrichten/offshore/detail/baugenehmigung-fuer-offshore-windpark-riffgat-erteilt-1.html
- Wikipedia (German), 2026 — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore-Windpark_Riffgat
- Clean Energy Wire, 2017 — https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/comparing-old-and-new-changes-germanys-renewable-energy-act
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2012-09-07 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2012/09/07/germany-ewe-installs-all-riffgat-offshore-wind-farm-foundations/
- Power Technology, 2024 — https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-riffgat-germany/
- Wikipedia, 2026-07-02 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riffgat
- 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
- Bundesanzeiger, 2015-12-31 — https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/pub/de/suchen
- Unternehmensregister, 2024-12-31 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Unternehmensregister, 2023-03-09 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Unternehmensregister, 2025-02-12 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Unternehmensregister, 2018-11-23 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche
- Unternehmensregister, 2021-01-13 — https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/suche

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