Germany investment in new onshore wind installations
Germany investment in new onshore wind installations stood at 8,820 EUR million in 2025, according to German Environment Agency (UBA) / Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat). It is one of the indicators in the Renewable energy: shares, investment and avoided emissions table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2000 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Renewable energy: shares, investment and avoided emissions table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 37,554 | 33,776 | 38,720 | 22,730 | 14,630 | 12,000 | 10,720 | 13,830 | 15,940 | 15,320 | |
| Onshore wind | 8,820 | 5,470 | 5,960 | 3,830 | 2,990 | 2,190 | 1,650 | 3,390 | 7,450 | 6,910 | |
| Offshore wind | 2,530 | 3,580 | 1,880 | 1,510 | 280 | 80 | 2,130 | 4,100 | 3,400 | 3,370 |
Understanding germany investment in new onshore wind installations
Procurement and engineering expenses for land-based turbine parks constitute the onshore wind allocation within new renewable installation accounts. This series isolates terrestrial wind projects from offshore marine wind farms and other electricity-generating assets in the investment accounts. Included within the scope are turbine manufacturing costs, structural foundation engineering, heavy transport logistics, site roads, internal park electrical infrastructure, transformers, and network connection fees. The measure incorporates complete repowering projects where older units are replaced with new turbines, but excludes routine servicing contracts, land rental payments, blade repairs, and the decommissioning expenses of retired installations.
Reported as nominal sums in millions of euros, the figures reflect changes in installed generation capacity alongside fluctuations in steel prices, component manufacturing costs, and logistics expenses. Preliminary annual releases match newly registered turbine capacity with standardized cost-per-kilowatt benchmark models, followed by refinements as final plant register reconciliations capture late notifications. Annual comparisons reveal broader patterns in terrestrial renewable power expansion, though analysts should recognize that investment outlays precede commercial electricity production, meaning changes in annual expenditure do not correlate directly with immediate power generation in the same reporting year.
Frequently asked questions
- Are repowering projects where older turbines are replaced included in onshore wind investment?
- Capital expenditures on newly installed turbines in repowering projects are included, while the demolition and disposal costs of removed older units are excluded.
- Does the onshore wind investment figure cover ongoing land lease payments to property owners?
- Land lease fees and operational property rentals are treated as operational expenditures and are excluded from this capital investment metric.
- How are connection costs to the electrical grid treated in this series?
- Internal collector cabling, onsite transformer substations, and dedicated connection lines to the power grid are included in the capital investment calculation.