The French government has selected an area located 32 km off the coast of Cotentin (Normandy) to build a 1 GW offshore wind project. The tender is scheduled in 2022. The government’s current multi-year energy plan targets 2.3 GW of offshore wind capacity in 2023 and at least 5 GW by 2028. France has already awarded 7 offshore wind projects and 2.5 GW to 3 GW of offshore wind projects should be auctioned by 2024.
In addition, the Council of State (Conseil d'État), France’s supreme court of administrative justice, has confirmed an earlier decision from the Administrative Court of Nantes to authorise the development of the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France. The project, which is owned by Ailes Marines (100% owned by Iberdrola) will include 62 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines rated 8 MW each. It has secured all approvals, including that of the European Commission for its 20-year feed-in tariffs scheme, and construction is expected to start in 2021. The offshore wind plant should be commissioned in 2023.
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