the government will launch a huge call for tenders in 2025 for the installation of offshore wind farms

Soon new wind turbine fields off the French coast? The government will launch a huge call for tenders in 2025 for the installation of offshore wind farms with the aim of producing 10 gigawatts in 2035, Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday, November 28, during the maritime economy conference in Nantes. (Loire Atlantique).

“In 2025, we will already launch ten gigawatts, that is to say around ten parks which will come into force in 2030-2035”, declared the head of state. A production of 10 GW is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 10 million homes. France currently has 8 GW of offshore parks installed or planned. The objective is to reach 45 GW in 2050, which will make offshore wind the second source of electricity production after nuclear power.

The President of the Republic affirmed that offshore wind power would generate “thousands of jobs” during construction, and bring in 2.5 billion euros in revenue “between 2023 and 2035”, which will allow “fund our priorities”. “A third will go for fishing and so I say it for our fishermen: offshore wind power will allow us to finance 700 million euros for fishing”he pleaded.