en.Wedoany.com Reported - German energy developer MLK Gruppe, together with the eegon Eifel energy cooperative, has completed the repowering project of the Scheid wind farm in the Vulkaneifel region of Rhineland-Palatinate, officially inaugurated on June 10, 2026. Residents, project partners, and local politicians gathered near the new turbines to celebrate the project's commissioning, with citizen participation being a core element of the initiative. After repowering, the wind farm replaced four old turbines with four Nordex N163 (7 MW class) units, the first two of which have already been connected to the grid, increasing the site's installed capacity from 4 MW to 14 MW.
Once all four new turbines are operational, the wind farm's total installed capacity will reach 27.2 MW, with an annual power generation of approximately 64 million kWh, sufficient to meet the electricity needs of about 20,000 households. Each turbine has a rated power of 6.8 MW, a hub height of 164 meters, and a rotor diameter of 163 meters.
A key feature of the project is the cooperation model between the developer and the local cooperative. One of the new turbines is jointly operated with a cooperative from Wiesbaum, which has joined the project company as a co-operator. Monika Seifen, a board member of eegon, stated that the goal of the collaboration is to give Scheid residents the opportunity to directly participate in the project and retain economic value in the Eifel region. Kevin Schröder, head of MLK's office in Hallschlag, noted that the company plans, builds, and operates the turbines itself to maintain local ties.
Further development of the site will continue. MLK has obtained permits for four additional 7 MW turbines, which will replace four 1 MW DeWind turbines on a one-to-one basis, and has also received preliminary positive approval for five more turbines with hub heights of up to 199 meters. According to the developer, which has over 30 years of experience, its cumulative installed wind power capacity has exceeded 780 MW, of which 380 MW is self-operated, with a project pipeline capacity of 1 GW. The company aims to achieve a self-owned portfolio of 1 GW by the end of this decade.
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