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

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

Iberdrola's third offshore wind farm in German Baltic Sea. Japanese utility Kansai acquired 49% stake December 2024. Project valued at EUR 1.28 billion.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Sea basin | Baltic Sea |
| Capacity | 315 MW |
| Turbines | 21 |
| Lifecycle stage | Under Construction |
| Owners | Windanker GmbH |
| Coordinates | 54.89, 14.03 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2027 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2027 (range 2026–2028) |
| Chance of delivery | Delivering (weight 0.98) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2022-08-31 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2024-06 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2025-01 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2025-10 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2026-08 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2027 (expected)

## 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 fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), 2025-01 — https://gdi.bsh.de/Planfeststellung/Offshore-Vorhaben/O-1.3/01_Planfeststellungsbeschluss%20Windanker.pdf
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-06-27 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/06/27/iberdrola-greenlights-its-third-offshore-wind-project-in-german-baltic-sea/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-05-21 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/05/21/siemens-gamesa-15-mw-wind-turbines-for-iberdrolas-windanker-offshore-wind-farm-havfram-contracted-for-installation/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-12-13 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/12/13/iberdrola-to-sell-stake-in-315-mw-german-offshore-wind-farm-to-japans-kansai/
- Iberdrola, 2024-12-14 — https://www.iberdrola.com/press-room/news/detail/iberdrola-gives-entry-to-kansai-into-the-german-offshore-wind-project-windanker-valued-at-1-28-billion-euros
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-04-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/04/24/iberdrola-kansai-close-eur-1-28-billion-windanker-deal/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-04-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/04/24/iberdrola-kansai-close-eur-1-28-billion-windanker-deal/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2023-03-30 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/03/30/mercedes-benz-to-buy-electricity-from-windanker-offshore-wind-farm/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2023-10-04 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/10/04/iberdrola-bags-long-term-ppa-with-tmd-for-300-mw-german-offshore-wind-farm/
- 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, 2026-02 — https://www.50hertz.com/en/Grid/Griddevelopement/Offshoreprojects/Ostwind3
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-01-14 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/01/14/grid-connection-platform-for-windanker-offshore-wind-farm-installed-in-baltic-sea/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-06-10 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/06/10/windanker-turbine-components-arriving-at-german-port-ahead-of-offshore-installation/
- Baltic Wind, 2025-02 — https://balticwind.eu/iberdrola-receives-german-plan-approval-for-the-windanker-offshore-wind-farm/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-10-01 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/10/01/first-monopile-in-at-iberdrolas-third-offshore-wind-farm-in-german-baltic-sea/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- European Investment Bank, 2025-11-03 — https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2025-428-eib-and-iberdrola-sign-a-eur500-million-green-loan-for-the-windanker-offshore-wind-farm-in-german-baltic-sea
- Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister, 2026-08-23 — https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Einheit/Einheiten/OeffentlicheEinheitenuebersicht
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-09-01 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/09/01/iberdrolas-new-german-offshore-wind-farm-feeding-electricity-into-grid/
- Iberdrola, 2024-06-28 — https://www.iberdrola.com/press-room/news/detail/iberdrola-hits-new-milestone-in-offshore-wind-as-it-enters-the-delivery-phase-of-1-billion-windanker
- Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de), 2026-07-23 — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/enwg_2005/__17d.html
- Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de), 2025-09-30 — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/windseeg/__3.html
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-04-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/04/24/iberdrola-kansai-close-eur-1-28-billion-windanker-deal/
- Bundesministerium der Justiz, 2026-06-22 — https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/windseeg/__82.html

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