EFGL Golfe du Lion

30 MW floating pilot off Leucate; first power 2026 (first MWh injected, announced 4 May 2026).

Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Ocean Winds — 80% ◆
Location
France
Mediterranean Sea
Technology
Capacity 30 MW ◇ Turbines 3 × 10 MW ◇ Model Vestas V164 10-0 ◇ Foundation Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination France floating wind pilot tenders (ADEME) · 2016 ·
Water depth 70–100 m ◇ Distance from shore 16 km ◇ Wind speed 10.3 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake —
Grid —
Schedule
FID Jan 2022 ◆ COD Jul 2026 ◆

Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record

6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals 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 13 sources (9 primary) · ◆ 9 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.
Regulator2
[12]
Préfecture maritime de la Méditerranée2025-06-27◆ Arrêté préfectoral n°216/2025 réglementa…
“Vu l’arrêté de la préfète de l’Aude du 6 novembre 2019 portant autorisation environnementale, au titre des articles L181-1 et suivants du code de l’environnement, relative au projet de ferme pilote « …”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
[13]
Conseil national de la protection de la nature (CNPN)2019-02◆ Avis du CNPN - Les éoliennes flottantes …
“Dénomination du projet : Les eoliennes flottantes du Golfe du Lion Demande d'autorisation environnementale - Date de mise à disposition : 11/05/2018 Lieu des opérations : -Département : Aude -Commune(…”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator8
[1]
Ocean Winds2025
supportsTotal capacity
[5]
EFGL project (info-efgl.fr)2020-12-15◆ Ocean Winds devient actionnaire du proje…
“Ocean Winds reprend désormais l'intégralité de l'actionnariat détenu par Engie et d'EDPR dans la société de projet Les Eoliennes Flottantes du golfe du Lion (LEFGL), à hauteur de 80%. La Banque des Te…”
supportsoperatorowner
[6]
DGEC — Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr)2026-08-25◆ French Eoliennes en mer register (DGEC),…
“Register node 862 (node--type-project) at /facades-maritimes-en-france/facade-mediterranee/leucate — title 'Leucate-Le Barcarès'; page text 1639 chars, hash 6b2084825a501e3e…. Identifying text: La fer…”
supportsRegister entry
[7]
Ocean Winds2025-07-31◆ Eoliennes flottantes du golfe du lion ef…
“Le remorquage et l'installation de cette première éolienne en mer au large marque la poursuite des travaux d'installation débutés fin 2023, par la pose des 9 ancres et lignes d'ancrage (chaînes d'envi…”
supportsConstruction start
[8]
Ocean Winds2025-06-10◆ Ocean winds se felicite de lassemblage r…
“La turbine Vestas de 10 MW — la plus puissante jamais installée en France — a été montée sur sa fondation flottante au terminal éolien dédié, aménagé par la Région Occitanie à Port-La Nouvelle. Dans l…”
supportsConstruction start
[9]
Ocean Winds2022-01-27◆ Ocean Winds reaches Final Investment Dec…
“Ocean Winds , an international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE (50:50), and the “Banque des territoires”, as shareholders of the Eoliennes flottantes du golfe d…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[10]
ENGIE2026-05-04◆ ENGIE communiqué 4 mai 2026: pleine puis…
“En parallèle, EFGL, situé à 16 kilomètres au large de Port -La-Nouvelle (Occitanie), a injecté ses premiers mégawattheures sur le réseau électrique français, ouvrant la voie à sa mise en service compl…”
supportsFirst power
[11]
Ocean Winds2026-07-10◆ Ocean Winds reaches full power from its …
“Ocean Winds’ EFGL floating wind farm (30 MW) has reached full power, marking the start of full operations for OW’s second floating wind project globally”
supportsCommercial operation
Trade press3
[2]
Principle Power2025
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityFoundationWater depth+1 more
[3]
The Wind Power2026
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[4]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
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