BKW Acquires 33.6 MW Windpark Öhringen-Karlsfurt in Baden-Württemberg from ABO Energy
BKW AG has acquired the 33.6 MW Windpark Öhringen-Karlsfurt in Baden-Württemberg, Germany from ABO Energy, which is delivering the project turnkey. The seven-turbine wind farm is under construction and expected to commission in Q1 2027, generating over 80 GWh annually under the German EEG. This is BKW's first German onshore wind investment in over ten years.
Transaction date: · Source: bkw.ch
Key facts
- Transaction date
- Technology
- Onshore Wind
- Capacity
- 33.6 MW
- Transaction price
- Not disclosed
- Buyer
- BKW AG
- Seller
- ABO Energy
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Württemberg
- Location
- Öhringen-Karlsfurt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Continent
- Europe
- Development status
- Under Construction
- PPA
- Yes
Technology details
Seven wind turbines of 4.8 MW each, totalling 33.6 MW. Construction underway since Q2 2025, completion and commissioning planned for Q1 2027. Expected annual generation of more than 80 GWh. Revenue secured under the German EEG feed-in tariff framework. ABO Energy developed the project and is delivering it on a turnkey basis.
Power purchase agreement (PPA)
Revenue secured long-term under Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) feed-in tariff framework.
Additional information
Contract signed early October 2026. With this acquisition, BKW's total installed onshore wind capacity in Germany increases from 183 MW to approximately 217 MW. First BKW investment in a German onshore wind park in more than ten years. Geographically diversifies BKW's German wind portfolio, which was previously concentrated in northern Germany. Follows BKW's commissioning of the 125 MW Cerignola wind farm in Italy in early 2026.
Source
Original announcement: https://www.bkw.ch/de/ueber-uns/aktuell/medien/medienmitteilungen/bkw-baut-windportfolio-in-deutschland-aus