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Three Floating Wind Farms in France under AO9

Planned · France · Last reported Aug 2025

Source: Strategic Energy Europe

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The AO9 aid scheme provides €11.34 billion over 20 years to finance three floating wind farms—one in Brittany and two in the Mediterranean—that will provide up to 1.65 GW of new renewable capacity and produce around 1.5% of the country's electricity. Each facility will have a capacity of between 400 and 550 MW and will begin operating in 2032. The scheme establishes an annual budget of €567 millio

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Prospective
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Wind, Government
Location
France
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Strategic Energy Europe

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The project “Three Floating Wind Farms in France under AO9” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in France. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Strategic Energy Europe.

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2026-07-22

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The AO9 aid scheme provides €11.34 billion over 20 years to finance three floating wind farms—one in Brittany and two in the Mediterranean—that will provide up to 1.65 GW of new renewable capacity and produce around 1.5% of the country's electricity. Each facility will have a capacity of between 400 and 550 MW and will begin operating in 2032. The scheme establishes an annual budget of €567 million, fully covered by the State through Program 345 “public energy service.” The projects aim to strengthen France's energy security and boost a strategic industrial sector for Europe.

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Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Wind, Government

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2025-09-16

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