The turbine has a total height of 200 metres and comes with a capacity of 3.2MW.

RWE Innogy project manager Boris Ossadnik said: "We are fully on target. Construction work started in March and now we already have all foundations as well as ten concrete towers in place.

"With the installation of the first wind turbine completed in only two days, we are planning to install another one or two wind turbines each week.

"In parallel, the turbines will be connected to the grid and be successively taken into operation so that according to our current plans, all 12 wind turbines of the first construction stage will be ready to supply electricity by the end of the year."

The climate-friendly energy produced from this wind farm can provide electricity to around 33,000 households every year.

The Königshovener Höhe wind farm is a joint-venture project of the city of Bedburg and RWE, in which the former holds 49% stake in the wind farm.