Global wind auction calendar: What opens for bidding in H2 2026

H2 2026 could open auctions for 15+ GW of offshore wind and at least 7 GW of onshore wind, taking the 2026 total to around 30 GW offshore and 19 GW onshore.

While the first half of 2026 has already been busy in terms of onshore and offshore wind auctions opening globally, the second half still has a lot to offer: Eight offshore wind auctions and 13 onshore wind auctions across 15 markets in total are planned to start bidding before year-end.

H1 2026 already awarded 31 GW

Four offshore wind auctions opened for bidding in the first half, and four rounds have awarded around 16 GW of offshore capacity so far this year, more than half of it through the UK's record 8.4 GW AR7.

Onshore, wind-specific rounds opened across eight markets plus a string of multi-technology auctions, and awards have passed 16 GW this year, led by Germany (5.9 GW over two rounds) and Australia's CIS Tender 7 (5.6 GW of wind in a round that cleared 50% above target).

The offshore queue: Eight rounds, 15+ GW

Eight offshore rounds could open for bidding in the second half, 15+ GW in total. The queue includes the UK's AR8, Australia's first offshore wind support auction in Victoria, Canada's first lease round in Nova Scotia, Japan's Round 1 rebid across three sites, and the Netherlands' IJmuiden Ver Gamma tender. South Korea's next PPA-REC round, the Philippines' GEA-5, and the UK's Morgan re-auction complete the picture.

The onshore queue: At least 7 GW across eleven markets

Thirteen onshore rounds are planned to open for bidding in the second half, with five volumes still unpublished. The headline act is the first auction under Italy's new FER-X scheme, which earmarks 16.5 GW for wind through 2030. France closes out its PPE2 program with a twelfth and final period, Germany continues its EEG rounds, Türkiye returns with a 1.5 GW YEKA round across seven areas, and the Netherlands' SDE++ opens a EUR 8bn multi-technology budget.

The two sides of the market are moving differently

Offshore volumes are concentrated in a handful of large, long-planned rounds, most of them still without an exact confirmed opening date. Onshore is more frequent and more fragmented, spread across eleven markets on quarterly or annual cycles, and increasingly competing with other technologies for the same support budget.

Track every round on the Aegir Platform

Aegir Insights' Onshore and Offshore Auction Database covers the full calendar, round by round, with auction design, timelines, and eligible bidders.

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