Munich Airport (FMG) and the energy company RWE signed a comprehensive power purchase agreement (PPA) in February 2026. The agreement has a fixed term of ten years and guarantees the Bavarian airport an annual supply of 40 gigawatt-hours of electricity. The electricity will be generated in a new offshore wind farm in the North Sea, located approximately 50 kilometers north of the island of Juist. This amount of energy could theoretically cover the needs of around 12.000 average households. The project is part of RWE's large-scale "North Sea Cluster," which is intended to connect a total capacity of several gigawatts to the German electricity grid.
The wind farm planned for the airport is currently scheduled to begin operation in early 2027. The contractually secured energy will be fed directly into the airport's infrastructure and will power terminal buildings, technical facilities, and apron lighting. For airport management, this contract provides a tool for long-term cost planning, as the prices for the agreed-upon quantity are fixed for the next decade. Jan-Henrik Andersson, Managing Director for Commercial and Security at FMG, emphasizes the importance of this cooperation for the independence of the airport's rail-based and building-related energy supply.
RWE Supply & Trading uses such direct purchase agreements with large industrial customers to drive the financing and rapid expansion of large-scale offshore projects in Germany's exclusive economic zone. According to Ulf Kerstin, Chief Commercial Officer at RWE, these agreements contribute significantly to the stability of the German energy system, as they guarantee a reliable supply of electricity. With this step, Munich Airport is further diversifying its energy mix and reducing its dependence on short-term price fluctuations on the electricity exchanges. In parallel with purchasing wind energy, the airport operator is investing in photovoltaic systems and modern combined heat and power plants at its own site to optimize its self-sufficiency.
The technical implementation of transmitting the North Sea electricity to Bavaria is carried out via the high-voltage lines of the transmission system operators. Since an international airport has a 24/7 electricity demand, the wind power supplements the airport's base load supply. In addition to the pure energy supply, the cooperation between RWE and FMG also includes the exchange of technical expertise in the area of load management. This contract is seen in industry circles as a signal for the increasing importance of private-law supply contracts in the German energy sector, which operate without government feed-in tariffs and are negotiated directly between producers and large consumers.