France has awarded 1,006 MW of capacity to 63 onshore wind projects in its latest tender round (Government’s statement, 30/10/2026). The twelfth round of the PPE2 tender attracted 171 bids, representing a total capacity of 2,724 MW, well above the 1 GW target. The selected projects secured a weighted average price of EUR 78.6/MWh, slightly higher than the EUR 77.1/MWh recorded in the previous round.
The previous tender round awarded 808 MW of onshore wind capacity, out of a total submitted volume of 2,378 MW, with the results announced in July 2026 (KEI, 15/07/2026).
France's targets are to reach 31 GW of onshore wind capacity by 2030 and 35–40 GW by 2035, compared with an installed capacity of approximately 24 GW in 2025 (Enerdata Global Energy Research).
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