Vattenfall takes full FID for Nordlicht project, Germany's largest offshore wind project with 1,6 GW

Thanks to the issuance of Nordlicht II offshore wind farm construction permit by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency(BSH), on 13/01/2026, Vattenfall has taken the full Final Investment Decision (FID), for the Nordlicht offshore wind cluster, comprising Nordlicht I and Nordlicht  II.

Construction of the wind farms is planned to begin in 2026, with Nordlicht I set to become Germany’s largest offshore wind project. Monopile installation for Nordlicht I is scheduled to start in the third quarter of this year, while Nordlicht II will follow approximately one year later. Both wind farms are expected to be operational in 2028, accelerating Germany’s energy transition and supporting industrial decarbonisation with a net capacity of over 1.6 GW. This electricity will be used by BASF for its chemical production in Europe, as the chemical company, who has sold its shares in the Nordlicht cluster project to Vattenfall on 25/03/2025, secured access to long-term supply of renewable electricity.

In March 2025, Vattenfall took a full FID for Nordlicht I and an FID for Nordlicht II on a…