French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho announced launching of a new tender for construction of offshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of 1GW, the Ministry said in a press release.
This second tender for wind turbines generating electricity at sea should allow the construction of offshore wind farms off Le Tréport and the two islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier. It complements the first tender which in turn will enable the deployment of nearly 2GW of wind power along the French coast.