Oleron 1 (Sud-Atlantique)
Part of the broader Sud-Atlantique offshore wind initiative. Located approximately 40 km off Ile d'Oleron in the Bay of Biscay, covering 180 km2.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
—
Location
FranceNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
1,000 MW ◇
Turbines
—
Foundation
—
Site & conditions
Site rights
State-designated State designation · Ministre de la Transition énergétique (décision publiée au Journal officiel) · 2022-07 ◆
Water depth
60–60 m ◇
Distance from shore
40 km ◇
Wind speed
8.4 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
No agreement · Mar 2025 ◆
Connection
RTE-Nexans HVDC cable framework agreement (announced 25 March … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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Previously on hold
24 Sep 2025 → 12 Jun 2026 ◆
Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
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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 · the ownership chain 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
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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 9 sources (4 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator4
[2]
RWE2023-08-31◆ RWE and VALOREM have partnered to jointl…
“AO7 South Atlantic offshore wind project: approximately 1,000 MW installed capacity, some 40 kilometres off the coast of Oléron Island, water depth around 60 metres average, maximum project area 180 k…”
supportsTotal capacityWater depthDistance from shore
[6]
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
[7]
DGEC — Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr)2026-08-25◆ French Eoliennes en mer register (DGEC),…
“Register node 807 (node--type-project) at /facades-maritimes-en-france/facade-sud-atlantique/oleron/oleron-1 — title 'Oleron 1'; page text 5836 chars, hash b714449db0b63eea…. Identifying text: Le parc…”
supportsRegister entry
[8]
Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr)2026-10◆ Oléron 1 — project page (AO10 timeline)
“Le parc éolien en mer posé Oléron 1 fait l'objet du dixième appel d'offres lancé en 2026. [...] 24 septembre 2025 : Infructuosité du 7e appel d'offres éolien en mer "Oléron 1" Communiqué de presse 12 …”
supportsPreviously on holdSite rightsOn hold
Auction pipeline1
[9]
CRE2026◆ cre-ao10-avis
CRE avis on the AO10 cahier des charges — one procedure, ~11 parks / ~10 GW, fixed + floating.
supportsFrance AO10 (pluriannual offshore tender, ~10 GW)
Trade press4
[1]
Offshore Wind Biz2025-09-24◆ No Bids Submitted for 1 GW Oléron Offsho…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsentCOD historyTotal capacityMechanismDetail+2 more
[3]
Enerdata2022
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[4]
[5]
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