In contrast, France experienced its weakest year for wind permitting in a decade, with only 1.8 GW of new projects expansion of wind energy in Europe. While there have In Ireland, 631 MW of onshore wind capacity was permitted onshore wind capacity in 2025 through auctions and tenders, in 2025, 12% less than in 2024 when it permitted 717 MW. countries, the implementation of EU legislation continues to lag at national level in most Member States. As a result, onshore wind capacity, 97% of which was in Germany. The 67.9/MWh across awarded projects, down 8% from the implement EU permitting legislation. It has already referred was awarded in auctions in Germany and Austria. The lower (CJEU), and further cases against other Member States are likely to follow. At the same time, it has proposed additional awarded to a total of 5.3 GW, up from 4.7 GW in 2024. These awards took place in France, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Germany permitted record volumes in 2025. It approved Romania, and Serbia. The average strike price was 78/ 20.8 GW of new onshore wind capacity, 48% more than in 2024 (14.1 GW). This is five times more than the volume permitted just four years earlier. Germany is now one of The UK also awarded 2-sided CfDs to 1.3 GW of new onshore deadlines set out in the Renewable Energy Directive, with February 2026. The average strike price of the 28 successful projects approved within an average of 17 months in 2025, Under 2-sided CfDs, projects receive a minimum price for Spain also made progress, permitting 4.3 GW of new wind capacity in 2025, 15% more than in 2024 (3.7 GW). During the year, the CJEU resolved a long-running conflict in excess of this minimum price are returned to the State. in Galicia in favour of wind energy projects. Despite this positive development, permitting timelines in Spain are still too lengthy, with projects facing four to five years of they generate. As projects do not receive any upside when wholesale prices are high, strike prices under 2-sided