Octopus Energy reveals 321MW onshore wind push across Europe
Pamela Largue
Posted on: 7 May 2026
A total of 17 sites across France, Germany and Poland is "only scratching the surface" of Octopus Energy Generation's ambitions says boss Zoisa North-Bond
Octopus Energy Generation has announced a major push into European wind energy by acquiring 321MW of onshore wind farms across 17 sites.
In France, Octopus has bought 143.5MW of wind farms across 10 sites in Hauts-de-France, Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The projects are at various stages of development, and once fully operational will power around 65,000 French homes annually.
Octopus also acquired three operational wind farms with a total capacity of 75MW in the north of Poland. The projects can power around 120,000 homes a year.
The deal, says Octopus, also includes access to a pipeline of new renewable projects in development.
Finally, in Germany, Octopus acquired four wind farms with a total capacity of 102.5MW, marking its 15th deal in Germany since entering the market. Two projects are operational and two are under construction.
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The projects are based in Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg.
Zoisa North-Bond, CEO at Octopus Energy Generation, highlighted the importance of tapping into Europe’s significant wind resources. “Europe has one of the greatest wind resources in the world. With major ambitions to build more wind farms, we’re still only scratching the surface of what’s possible. We now need to move even faster if we’re going to unlock untapped wind power potential and meet Europe’s clean energy needs.
“Amid volatile gas prices and rising geopolitical risk from wars in recent years, countries are quite rightly turning to clean energy. Decentralised renewables like onshore wind offer a faster and more secure path to energy independence and security.”
The total investment in these wind farms amounts to €584 million, a deal that will increase Octopus Energy’s onshore wind portfolio to 67 wind farms across Europe, including the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Sweden and Finland.
