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title: "Centre Manche 1"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/fr-centre-manche-1/
identifier: fr-centre-manche-1
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Centre Manche 1

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/fr-centre-manche-1/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

AO4 Round 4 project. France's first 1 GW offshore wind farm. Located off the coast of Manche and Calvados departments in Normandy, covering 183 km2.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Sea basin | English Channel |
| Capacity | 1000 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Advanced Development |
| Owners | EDF Renewables · Maple Power SAS |
| Coordinates | 49.6799, -0.9993 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2032 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2032 (range 2030–2031) |
| Chance of delivery | Expected (weight 0.813) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2025-03 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2032 (expected)

## Offtake

1,000 MW contracted — tender award

- **Tender award · France Offshore Wind AO4 (Centre Manche 1)** — €44.9/MWh · awarded 2023-03 · 20-year term

## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- unknown, date not stated — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/03/27/breaking-france-selects-edf-and-maple-power-to-build-1-gw-offshore-wind-farm/
- unknown, date not stated — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-24/edf-seeks-ways-to-improve-unprofitable-french-offshore-wind-project
- Ministere de la Transition Ecologique (France), 2023-03-27 — https://ecologie.gouv.fr/eolien-en-mer-agnes-pannier-runacher-presente-plan-dacceleration-filiere-et-annonce-laureat-lappel
- Enbridge Inc., 2023-03-27 — https://enbridge.mediaroom.com/2023-03-27-Enbridges-joint-venture,-and-EDF-Renewables,-selected-to-develop-Frances-largest-offshore-wind-farm
- Energy Connects, 2025-10 — https://www.energyconnects.com/news/utilities/2025/october/edf-pushes-for-better-terms-to-save-french-offshore-wind-project/
- Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie (EMMN) — project developer, 2026-06 — https://parc-eolien-en-mer-manche-normandie.fr/presentation-du-projet-et-planning/
- Prefecture de la Manche (France), 2025-11-26 — https://www.manche.gouv.fr/Publications/Annonces-et-avis/Enquetes-publiques/Enquete-publique-unique-Raccordement-parc-eolien-en-mer-Centre-Manche-1
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2023-03-27 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/03/27/breaking-france-selects-edf-and-maple-power-to-build-1-gw-offshore-wind-farm/
- Maple Power, 2026-06 — https://www.maplepower.com/maple-power-projects
- Enbridge, 2023-03 — https://www.enbridge.com/media-center/news/details
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2023-03 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/03/27/breaking-france-selects-edf-and-maple-power-to-build-1-gw-offshore-wind-farm/
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Centre_Manche_1_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Nexans, 2025-03-25 — https://www.nexans.com/press-releases/nexans-wins-major-frame-agreement-with-rte-to-supply-high-voltage-cables-for-offshore-wind-farms-in-france/
- DGEC — Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr), 2026-08-25 — https://www.eoliennesenmer.fr/facades-maritimes-en-france/facade-manche-mer-du-nord/projet-centre-manche/centre-manche-1
- EDF, 2026-07-31 — https://www.edf.fr/sites/groupe/files/2026-09/2026-09-09-edf-half-year-results-presentation-transcript-2026.pdf
- CRE (Commission de regulation de l'energie) / DGEC, 2023 — https://www.cre.fr/fileadmin/Documents/Actualites/import/230309_2023-77_instruction_ao4.pdf

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