TSOs submitted BorWin7 in Netzentwicklungsplan (NEP) 2037/2045 (2025) 2nd draft, published 13 March 2026. The plan identifies BorWin7 as a required offshore grid connection system (ONAS) to reach the 70 GW statutory target. Pending BNetzA confirmation under §12c EnWG.
Subsequent status overviews state that information on NOR-6-4 (BorWin7) as a planned 2,000 MW North Sea grid connection with expected commissioning in 2032 and assignment to site N-6.8 is based on the confirmed Grid Development Plan Electricity 2037/2045. This indicates that the national grid development plan including BorWin7 has been formally confirmed and now provides the regulatory planning basis for the project.
BNetzA confirmed the Netzentwicklungsplan Strom 2037/2045 (2023 edition) on 1 March 2024 under section 12c of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG). This confirmation creates the legal basis and obligation for the responsible TSO to plan, procure, and construct this offshore grid connection system. 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. Costs are recovered through the offshore grid levy (Offshore-Netzumlage). The NEP 2037/2045 (2023) schedules 25,980 MW of offshore transmission capacity across 16 grid connection systems for commissioning between 2026 and 2032.
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BorWin7 (ONAS NOR-6-4) is a planned DC offshore grid connection being developed by the German transmission system operator Amprion to evacuate up to 2,000 MW of offshore wind generation from the North Sea. The project is specified as a high-voltage direct current (HVDC / HGÜ) connection designed ...
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NOR-6-4, NOR-21-1
BorWin7, identified as grid connection system NOR-6-4, is listed as a planned North Sea grid connection in the German Grid Development Plan Electricity 2037/2045 (Version 2023, 2nd draft). In this draft plan, the project is shown with an expected commissioning year of 2032, a planned capacity of 2,000 MW, and a preliminary assignment to offshore wind site N-6.8, indicating its proposal within the national grid planning process.
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