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France
in April 2012, a total capacity of 2 GW was
allocated. The consortium Electricité de
France (EDF)/DONG was awarded three
projects (Saint-Nazaire, Courseulles sur Mer
and Fécamp, respectively in the regions of
Pays de Loire and Normandy); the
consortium Iberdrola/Areva was awarded
one project (Saint-Brieuc, located in
Brittany); and the site of Dieppe-Le Tréport
(Normandy) was not awarded. The OWF of
Saint-Nazaire should be the first site to enter
into operation, with commissioning planned
for 2022, whereas the commissioning of the
other sites is planned for 2023 or 2024.
The second call for tenders (2nd round),
launched in March 2013, aimed to attribute
1000 MW on the sites of: (i) Dieppe-Le
Tréport (Normandy); and (ii) islands of
Noirmoutier and Ile d’Yeu (Pays de Loire)
(500 MW each). The consortium ENGIE/
EDP Renewables and Neoen Marine/
ADWEN was awarded the two projects in
May 2014. The works could begin in 2022 in
order to operate both farms in 2024. The
commissioning of the both sites is planned
for 2024.
The third tender procedure (third round),
which took the form of a competitive
dialogue, was launched in April 2016, and
aimed to attribute up to 600 MW in the site
of Dunkirk (North Sea coast). Eight consortia
were invited to submit their bids. The
consortium composed of EDF Renouvelables
France SAS, Innogy SE and Blauracke GmbH
was finally awarded the project in June 2019.
The commissioning of this site is planned for
2027.
Another competitive dialogue (4th round)
began in December 2020 in order to
attribute 1 GW in the site of Saint-Vaast-LaHougue (Normandy).3 The selected operator
should be known at the end of the year 2022.
In addition, the Government has planned to
attribute an additional 1 GW in the same
area (“Centre Manche”) through another call
for tenders planned for 2023.
The fifth round has been launched in
January 2021 and aims, for the first time, to
establish a floating wind farm with a capacity
of 250 MW in South Britany.
Indeed, up till now, only projects to implant
pilot floating had been launched : four pilot
farms projects located in Mediterranean and
Brittany have been selected by the French
government in 2016. They will have a
capacity between 25 and 30 MW each and
should be in operation in 2022 or 2023.4
Another call for tenders should be launched
to build two floating wind farms of 250 MW
each in the Mediterranean (sixth round).
These sites should be commissioned in 2028
or 2029.
In addition, the Government had previously
decided to build an OWF with a capacity of
500 to 1000 MW in South West France’s
Atlantic coast. The initial idea, dated 2016,
was to implement it near Oléron island
3
Announcement of the Minister of the environmental transition dated 5 December 2020.
4
According to www.eoliennesenmer.fr.