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title: "Centre Manche 2"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/fr-centre-manche-2/
identifier: fr-centre-manche-2
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Centre Manche 2

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/fr-centre-manche-2/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

AO8 Round 8 project. Located in Bay of Seine, east of Cotentin Peninsula, near Centre Manche 1. New-generation turbines up to 21.5 MW each.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Sea basin | English Channel |
| Capacity | 1500 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Advanced Development |
| Owners | TotalEnergies |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2033 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2033 (range 2030–2031) |
| Chance of delivery | Expected (weight 0.761) |

## Milestones

- **Commercial operation** — 2033 (expected)

## Offtake

1,500 MW contracted — tender award

- **Tender award · France Offshore Wind AO8 (Centre Manche 2)** — €66/MWh · awarded 2025-09 · 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.

- TotalEnergies, 2025-09-24 — https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/france-totalenergies-selected-state-operator-countrys-largest-renewable-energy
- Ministère de l'Industrie et de l'Énergie (France), 2025-09-24 — https://presse.economie.gouv.fr/designation-du-laureat-de-lappel-doffres-eolien-en-mer-centre-manche-2-ao8-et-infructuosite-de-lappel-doffres-oleron-1-ao7/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2025-09-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/09/24/breaking-totalenergies-rwe-consortium-wins-frances-largest-offshore-wind-tender-as-rwe-signals-exit/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2026-05-28 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/05/28/totalenergies-applies-for-authorisation-for-1-5-gw-offshore-wind-farm-in-france/
- TotalEnergies, 2026-06-16 — https://totalenergies.com/company/projects/centre-manche-2-biggest-renewables-project-france
- 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-2
- CRE (Commission de regulation de l'energie) / DGEC, 2024 — https://www.cre.fr/fileadmin/Documents/Appels_d_offres/2024/20241129_AO8_Cahier_des_charges.pdf

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