Germany rejects TotalEnergies' request to return North Sea offshore wind license
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Bojan Lepic
Summary
Germany has rejected TotalEnergies' request to surrender its NordseeEnergies 2 (NSE2) offshore wind site license in the North Sea. The German economy minister stated that concession awards are binding commitments. This follows TotalEnergies' announcement that it failed to reach an agreement with German authorities over the future of the 1.5GW project, which faces concerns over delays and uncertainty.
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· 3 pulledGermany has declined a request from TotalEnergies to return one of its North Sea offshore wind sites to the state
the country's economy minister insisting that concession awards are binding commitments
TotalEnergies said it had failed to reach an agreement with German authorities over the future of its NordseeEnergies 2 (NSE2) project
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