Wind Repowering in Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the 4 leading wind states. The Magdeburg Börde, with its good wind resource and low population density, is a primary site. The repowering market is active, and the WaLG (Onshore Wind Energy Act) area target is just on track.

Market Data

Permitting & Law

• Minimum setback distance: no blanket state rule; TA Lärm (Technical Instructions on Noise) is decisive
• Authority: Landesverwaltungsamt (State Administration Office, Halle) as the BImSchG (Federal Immission Control Act) authority
• WaLG target: 2.2% by 2032; current status: approx. 1.5% — just on track
• Species protection: red kite hotspot in the Altmark, Montagu's harrier in the Börde

Regionally Active Engineering Firms

• HMT GmbH (Wernigerode) — wind expert reports
• BlueWind GmbH (Magdeburg) — project development
• LAU Saxony-Anhalt — nature conservation specialist authority

Wind energy in Saxony-Anhalt – market data, WaLG status and permitting framework

Saxony-Anhalt Specifics

• Magdeburg Börde: excellent wind resource, low housing density
• Well-established permitting practice: the Landesverwaltungsamt (State Administration Office) is highly experienced
• Red kite conflict: the Altmark has a high breeding density — often standard § 45b cases

Hydrogen & Sector Coupling

Saxony-Anhalt is positioning itself as a hydrogen location: the Central German Chemical Triangle (Leuna, Bitterfeld) offers industrial offtake for green hydrogen from wind and PV power. For developers, this opens up additional marketing routes beyond the EEG remuneration. In addition, ground-mounted solar is growing rapidly in the Börde — the flat arable land with good solar irradiance is well suited to large-scale solar parks.