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Major milestone or critical setback
N-9.5 scheduled for the 2028 BNetzA auction round per BSH FEP 2025 amendment (30 January 2026). Site is paired with TotalEnergies N-9.4 (already awarded June 2025) on the BalWin5 (NOR-9-4) 2 GW HVDC grid connection. No developer yet awarded. The German central auction model is a concession sale (one-time bid to the federal government), not a revenue contract — successful bidders take merchant price risk for the operational life.