Munich Airport and energy producer RWE signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) in February 2026. The PPA has a term of ten years and guarantees the airport 40 gigawatt hours (40 million kilowatt hours) of electricity per year from a new RWE wind farm in the North Sea. That amount of energy would be sufficient to supply about 12,000 households per year with green electricity.
The electricity will be supplied by RWE's Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm, which is currently under construction in the North Sea, around 50 kilometres north of the island of Juist. It has a total capacity of 660 megawatts and is scheduled to go into operation in early 2027.
The agreement between the two companies ensures that the green electricity required for the airport's infrastructure, such as buildings and aprons, will be supplied by RWE’s wind farm. This is an essential component in Munich Airport's consistent pursuit of its NetZero 2035 sustainability strategy. The PPA gives the airport planning security for the coming years and supports the expansion plans for renewable electricity generation in Germany.
Dr Jan-Henrik Andersson, CCO and CSO at Munich Airport: “The additional green electricity makes a significant contribution to our own energy supply, while at the same time making a key contribution to achieving the airport's in-company climate targets by saving approximately 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.”
Ulf Kerstin, Chief Commercial Officer at RWE Supply & Trading: ”Electricity supply contracts such as this one with Munich Airport are an important step for us in accelerating decarbonisation in Germany while ensuring long-term supply security. With large-scale offshore projects such as the Nordseecluster, we can reliably feed more CO₂-free electricity into the grid and thus support the development of a stable and sustainable energy system.”
Further information on the North Sea Cluster Offshore Project can be found here.
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