This study Large infrastructure projects in Germany: Between ambition and realities under the leadership of Genia Kostka, Fellow and former Professor of Governance of Energy and Infrastructure, analyses the scale, patterns and causes of cost overruns in 170 large public infrastructure projects in Germany. Of those, 119 were finished between 1960 and 2014 and 51 are currently still under construction. Projects from the building, transportation, defence, energy and ICT sectors are analysed based on systematically-planned versus real budgets. Three detailed case studies on the Berlin Airport BER, the Elb Philharmonic and Offshore Wind Parks round out the investigation.
Book
Large Infrastructure Projects in Germany: Between Ambition and Realities by Genia Kostka and Jobst Fiedler was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. The book examines why some large infrastructure projects are delayed or flawed and offers important insights on how to improve the running of future projects. Additionally, it covers the European Commission’s ambitious €315 billion investment plan, where Europe's infrastructure is a key area of focus.
Fact sheets
- Cross-sectoral analysis
- Der Fall Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (Only available in German)
- Der Fall Flughafen BER in Berlin-Brandenburg (Only available in German)
- Offshore wind power expansion in Germany
Graphs
- Cost overruns and project size
- Cross-sector average cost overruns per project (in %)
- Kosten der Elbphilarmonie 2006,2008, 2013 (Only available in German)
- Eine Fehlerspirale außer Kontrolle (Only available in German)
- Governance model for the risk allocation between developer and TSO
- Operational offshore wind parks in Germany
