MEKH launches wind power tender in Hungary

The Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH) has published a call for tenders to construct and expand wind farm capacity, with a submission deadline of 30 October 2026.

The Authority previously conducted a market survey to identify the expected grid connection needs and to gain a clear picture of the status of the planned investments. The draft tender was also submitted for industry consultation.

Applicants can bid for nine connection points in six districts, with a total available feed-in capacity of 702 megavolt-amperes (MVA). The nodes are located in the following municipalities: Ács, Dunaújváros, Iváncsa, Kisbér, Komárom, Ócsa and Székesfehérvár. Szombathely has three connection points.

The earliest possible connection date is 30 September 2030. The actual date must be specified in the connection plan and agreement, and must be no later than 30 September 2032.

The participation fee is 3,000,000 forints, and the winner will have to provide an annual financial contribution to the municipality where the wind farm is located. The applicant also agrees to share the grid connection point and related producer line with another successful applicant. Another criterion is that the investment must be implemented on a brownfield site.

Applications can be submitted from 4 September via the SZÜF platform on Magyarorszag.hu, with the link to the form to be published on the MEKH website, where the tender notice and related documents are available in Hungarian. The results will be published by 13 December.

In his recent op-ed, Márk Vargha, Head of the Policy Department at the Institute for Energy Strategy, assessed the ecological safeguards and circular economy considerations related to the expansion of wind power capacity.