Germany's Wind Energy Expansion in 2024 Remains at Previous Year's Level

Data analysis from the MaStR (Market Master Data Register) by the International Economic Forum for Renewable Energies (IWR) in Münster shows that Germany's wind energy expansion in 2024 did not keep up with previous year's growth rate. Last year marked the commissioning of only 701 new wind turbines (compared to 782 in 2023) with a power capacity of 3,920 MW (compared to 3,843 MW in 2023).

Out of these, 628 newly constructed and operational wind power systems were onshore (compared to 755 in 2023) with a performance capacity of 3,178 MW (compared to 3,585 MW in 2023). In the offshore wind energy market, 73 wind turbines were connected to the grid (compared to 27 in 2023) with a power capacity of 742 MW (compared to 257 MW in 2023).

North Rhine-Westphalia Leads Wind Energy Expansion in Germany in 2024

In a state-by-state ranking, North Rhine-Westphalia holds the top spot with 152 new wind turbines and 733 MW of power capacity. Following close are Lower Saxony (126 systems, 652 MW), Schleswig-Holstein (115 systems, 579 MW), Brandenburg (69 units, 360 MW), and Saxony-Anhalt (46 units, 250 MW). At the bottom of the ranking are states with less area like Saarland (2 systems, 9.8 MW), Saxony (5 units, 23.9 MW), and Thuringia (6 units, 30.7 MW).

As per the LEE NRW, in North Rhine-Westphalia, 154 wind energy operations with a gross output of 748 Megawatts came online in 2024.

By the end of 2024, since the onset of using wind power, approximately 32,500 wind power systems with a gross total output of around 74,900 MW have commenced operations in Germany. Furthermore, older operations are increasingly demolished after their operating period and replaced with new, more powerful wind turbines (repowering), leaving a net operational capacity of around 30.620 units with a power of 72.700 MW.

Electricity Generation from Wind Energy Drops in 2024

Despite these numbers, the total electricity generation from wind energy in Germany, as per the data from network operators, achieved only around 137 billion kWh, a slight dip from 142 billion kWh in 2023.

Even though the electricity production onshore slid to just 111.6 billion kWh (from 118 billion kWh in 2023), offshore wind energy saw an upswing, reaching approximately 25.6 billion kWh in 2024 (compared to around 24 billion kWh in 2023). The Federal Network Agency verified this data as accurate.

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