RWE begins operation of 342-MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm

German energy major RWE AG (ETR:RWE) said its Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea with an installed capacity of 342 MW has officially kicked off regular operation after all required tests were successfully completed.

The 38-turbine plant, which is RWE’s sixth off the German coast, is equipped with the world's first recyclable rotor blades. The site started feeding power into the grid at the end of last year.

German utility Innogy, whose renewables business is under RWE ownership, was awarded the rights to build and operate the Kaskasi wind farm in 2018. The approval procedure for the site started in the spring of 2019, while the nine-month construction works were given the go-ahead by German regulators at the end of 2020.

The investment cost for the project totalled around EUR 800 million (USD 858.9m).

"Our Kaskasi offshore wind farm was the only that was constructed and connected to the grid in Germany last year. Many more must follow over the coming years for Germany to reach its climate targets," said RWE's chief executive Markus Krebber.

(EUR 1 = USD 1.073)

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