The French Government has prequalified 12 developers to take part in France’s ninth offshore wind tender (AO9), which includes four sites with a combined capacity of up to 2.5 GW. The pre-selected companies include BayWa re, EnBW Valeco Offshore, Iberdrola, Parkwind, RWE Eolien en Mer France and TotalEnergies. It also includes one three-party consortium (Elicio, Q ENERGY and Kansai Electric), as well as five two-member consortiums (EDF Renouvelables and Maple Power; Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires; Oxan Energy and Ingka Investments; Plenitude and Qair; and Skyborn and Octopus).
The companies will be competing for the Bretagne Sud 2 project (400 MW–550 MW), the Golfe de Fos 2 and Narbonnaise 2 projects (450 MW–550 MW), and the Oleron 2 project (1 GW–1.25 GW). The projects will all be floating offshore wind farms, except for the Oleron 2, which could use either fixed-bottom or floating technology. Developers for the four projects are expected to be selected in autumn of 2025. Commissioning of the power plants is anticipated between 2032 and 2034.
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