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Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) issued the Planfeststellungsbeschluss (planning approval decision) for the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm (formerly OWP N-7.2) on 13 December 2024, providing the statutory development consent required to construct the project in the German North Sea. The decision was publicly announced in January 2025 and is cited as the planning approval for Nordlicht 1 in later project overviews.