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How much did Amrumbank West cost to build?

Amrumbank West is an operating offshore wind farm in Germany's North Sea exclusive economic zone, about 35 kilometres north of Heligoland. Its 32-square-kilometre site contains 80 Siemens turbines, and RWE lists the farm's current installed capacity as 302 MW. Construction began in May 2013, the complete wind farm was commissioned in October 2015, and RWE reports an investment volume close to EUR 1 billion.

Reported project cost

€1 billion

Approximately $1.11 billion

Cost basis: 2015

Offshore-Windpark "Amrumbank West"
Drahnier (DiskussionCC0

Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2015
eon.com

Project metrics

Key dimensions

PowerRWE
302 MW

Project record

Timeline

  1. 2013

    Construction started

    RWE
  2. 2015

    Completed

    RWE

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