Centre Manche 1
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.
Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
EDF Renewables — 50% ◇MSMaple Power SAS — 50% ◇
Location
FranceEnglish Channel
Technology
Capacity
1,050 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Fixed-bottom (structure not recorded) ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
France Offshore Wind AO4 (Centre Manche 1) · 2023 ·
Water depth
41–49 m ≈
Distance from shore
32 km ◇
Wind speed
9.4 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD · €44.9/MWh ◆
Grid
Applied · Sep 2025 ◆
Connection
HVDC connection built by RTE: offshore converter platform, … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · announced
2032 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
LikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for Centre Manche 1
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 1 recorded ownership deal from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 18 sources (13 primary) · ◆ 10 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator1
[7]
Prefecture de la Manche (France)2025-11-26
“Enquete publique unique — Raccordement parc eolien en mer Centre-Manche 1. Periode: du mardi 2 septembre 2025 au mardi 14 octobre 2025. Conclusions et Avis sur la demande de Declaration d'Utilite Publ…”
supportsStatusConnection point
Operator10
[5]
Energy Connects2025-10
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsMechanismStrike / priceDetail
[6]
Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie (EMMN) — project developer2026-06◆ Découvrir le projet - Parc éolien en mer…
“Puissance 1,05 GW ... Entre 37 et 47 éoliennes ... Date de mise en service Horizon 2032 ... La capacité du projet sera de 1,05 GW maximum.”
supportsCommercial operationTotal capacity
[9]
Maple Power2026-06
“Centre Manche 1 — 1GW project, scheduled completion 2032. Owned by EDF Renewables and Maple Power SAS. Maple Power is a joint venture between Enbridge Inc. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CP…”
supportsCommercial operation
[15]
Nexans2025-03-25◆ Nexans wins major frame agreement with r…
“Nexans has secured a major framework agreement with RTE for the design, manufacturing, and supply of HVDC cables, which will be used to connect the Centre Manche 1 & 2 and Oléron offshore wind farms t…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[16]
DGEC — Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr)2026-08-25◆ French Eoliennes en mer register (DGEC),…
“Le parc éolien en mer posé Centre Manche 1 est issu du quatrième appel d’offres lancé en 2020.”
supportsFoundation
[17]
EDF2026-07-31◆ EDF Renewables — 2026 09 09 edf half yea…
"2026 Half-year results / Friday 31 July 2026" ... "Bloomberg: Have the renegotiation of the offshore Centre Manche 1 project terms with the government made any progress? Bernard Fontana: There are di…
supportsStatus note
[18]
Autorité environnementale (IGEDD)2026-07-23◆ Avis délibéré n° 2026-042, 3e avis, parc…
“le parc EMMN comprendra de 37 à 47 éoliennes pour une puissance cible de 1,05 GW. Le dossier est présenté à l'occasion de la demande d'autorisation de construction et d'exploitation du parc en zone éc…”
supportsCommercial operationTotal capacity
[19]
RTE (public-inquiry file, hosted by the commune of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer)2025-11◆ Guide de lecture de l'étude d'impact du …
“Le dépôt des demandes d'autorisations pour le raccordement CM1 a eu lieu en novembre 2024, les demandes d'autorisations pour le raccordement CM2 en septembre 2025 et celles pour le parc EMMN en juille…”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[20]
RTE2025-08-12◆ Projet d'un nouveau par éolien en mer au…
“Le raccordement le futur parc éolien en mer Centre-Manche 1 sera composé de : une plateforme en mer ... une liaison sous-marine ... une jonction d'atterrage ... une liaison souterraine ... une station…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[21]
Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie (EMMN), project developer2026-09-15◆ Campagne préliminaire géotechnique
“Du 6 juillet au 7 août 2026, le navire FUGRO SYNERGY a été mobilisé pour mener une campagne préliminaire géotechnique, essentielle pour le bon avancement d’un projet d’envergure. ... Ces analyses perm…”
supportsStatus note
Auction results1
[22]
CRE (Commission de regulation de l'energie) / DGEC2023◆ fr-ao4-deliberation
AO4 Centre Manche 1 - CRE deliberation 2023-77 instructing the offers (dialogue concurrentiel n.1/2020, ~1,050 MW off Normandy). (The standalone AO4 cahier-des-charges URL redirected to AO2; deliberat…
supportsTender award · France Offshore Wind AO4 (Centre Manche 1)
Trade press5
[10]
[11]
offshoreWIND.biz2023-03
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsDistance from shore
[12]
[13]
[14]
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown◆ France Selects EDF and Maple Power to Bu…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsDistance from shoreCoordinates
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