Onshore Wind

Energiekontor, a German onshore wind farm company, cut its expected profit target for 2026 after blaming delays in grid connections affecting several Scottish projects. On Thursday evening, the Bremen-based firm said it expects earnings before tax of €5–10 million (£4–8.5m) for 2026, even though it had reaffirmed an earlier target of €40–60 million (£34–51m) earlier that morning. The company pointed to later grid connection dates for three Scottish wind farm projects, tied to ongoing court action challenging a permit for Scottish Power Transmission’s overhead line in Dumfries and Galloway. The dispute follows a licence for 47 km of 132 kV lines from Polqanity to Tongland.