France Delves Deeper in Offshore Wind Power

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In order to fulfil its commitment of having 40 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2050, France will launch multiple offshore tenders in the coming years. In the first phase, 20 GW of offshore wind capacity will be allocated by 2030. To date, France has put 9 GW of offshore wind up for auction.

Recently, France's Minister of Energy Transition) selected Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie, a special purpose company of EDF Renouvelables (Paris, France), and Maple Power (London, England) to build and operate the 1-GW Centre Manche 1 offshore windfarm, which is located 32 kilometers off the coast of the Manche and Calvados departments in the English Channel.

Another 1.5-GW offshore project, Centre Manche 2, is currently under bidding, which will be finalized by the end of 2023. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for the report on Centre Manche 1 and click here for the report on Centre Manche 2.

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