French government has selected an area off Cotentin as the place where its eighth offshore wind farm will be built, and launched a competitive tender process with a plan to select a developer in 2022.
French Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili and Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin announced the selection of the offshore wind area and the start of the tendering process on 5 December. The perimeter of the area will be refined throughout the competitive tendering procedure, the government said, further adding that with around 1,000 MW to be built at the site, the eight offshore wind farm in France will produce enough electricity to meet the needs of around 800,000 households.