The UKA Group put onshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 350.2 megawatts (MW) into operation in Germany in 2025, a new record in the history of the company. The 350.2 MW are generated by 55 wind turbines across projects in the states of Brandenburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein, among others. A strong final spurt towards the end of the year contributed towards making this new record possible. In October, for example, seven wind turbines were commissioned within seven days.
“I’m full of pride for what the entire UKA team has achieved in 2025”, sums up Gernot Gauglitz, Managing Partner and CEO at the UKA Group with satisfaction. “In 2025, UKA commissioned over 350 MW for the first time and it was also the most successful year in the company’s history overall. In 2024 and 2025, we received a large number of contracts for our onshore wind projects, meaning that we now have a pipeline of more than 1.5 gigawatts currently in the installation phase. So it’s clear that in 2026 and 2027 there will be a further steep climb in commissioning. UKA is thus superbly set up for the future and intends to leverage the current market changes to secure greater market shares.”
Foundation stone laid for 1 GW of commissioning in medium term
In the medium term, the UKA Group aims to commission wind turbines with a total capacity of 1 GW annually. Here too, further foundations were laid in 2025. For example, the Group was awarded contracts for a further 104 wind turbines in the August tender by the Federal Network Agency for onshore wind energy under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) – representing over 700 MW of total capacity. UKA ordered a further 132 wind turbines from our premium partner Nordex in the course of last year. Currently, the UKA Group has onshore wind projects with a total capacity of over 1.5 GW under construction in Germany.
Increasing competition expected – UKA open to project acquisitions and partnerships
In 2026, the UKA Group expects to see increasing competition on the German onshore wind market. This is primarily fueled by an oversupply in the tendering rounds of the Federal Network Agency due to the dissolution of an approvals bottleneck at the authorities as well as the revision of the Renewable Energy Sources Act. Thanks to close partnerships with suppliers and service providers, a focus on economic efficiency in its projects as well as excellent teamwork, the UKA Group considers itself well equipped for the upcoming challenges. “In the next few years, we plan to purchase targeted project rights and to work with our partners to accelerate the energy transition”, says Gauglitz with confidence. “Cooperation wins out against competition: We are opening up our supply chains and bank contacts so that good projects get to the network faster. Here we can also leverage our extensive experience with complicated locations, strict species protection regulations and tight network windows. We implement projects even when things get tricky.”