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On 22 December 2023, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) issued the planning approval decision (Planfeststellungsbeschluss) for the Ostwind 3 offshore grid connection, comprising the export cable OST-1-4 and the Jasmund transformer platform for the site O-1.3 in the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea. The approval was granted under Section 45 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act (Windenergie-auf-See-Gesetz) in the version applicable until 31 December 2022, in connection with Section 74 of the German Administrative Procedure Act. This is the primary project-specific planning consent authorising construction and operation of the offshore grid connection infrastructure, separate from the strategic BNetzA NEP 2037/2045 confirmation of March 2024 that establishes the legal basis for TSO investment under §12c EnWG. BSH formally announced the decision on 19 January 2024 and published the decision documents from 22 January to 5 February 2024.