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BNetzA confirmed the Netzentwicklungsplan Strom 2030 (2019 edition) on 20 December 2019 under §12c EnWG — the first integrated NEP that included offshore grid connection systems (replacing the separate O-NEP). This confirmation created the legal basis and obligation for TenneT to plan, procure and construct BorWin5 (NOR-7-1). For regulated German TSO offshore grid connections, the BNetzA NEP confirmation functions as the de facto Final Investment Decision: unlike merchant or developer-led projects that require a separate board-level investment decision and financial close, the NEP confirmation simultaneously authorises and obligates the TSO to invest, with costs recovered through the offshore-grid levy (Offshore-Netzumlage). BorWin5 is a 900 MW ±320 kV HVDC connection serving the He Dreiht wind farm; commissioned December 2025.