Provence Grand Large
3 SG 8.0-167 DD turbines on SBM Offshore / IFP Energies Nouvelles tension-leg platforms (TLP). Located in Faraman zone off Gulf of Fos, 40 km west of Marseille.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
—
Location
FranceMediterranean Sea
Technology
Capacity
25.2 MW ◆
Turbines
3 × 8.4 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 8-0-167 DD ◆
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
France floating wind pilot tenders (ADEME) · 2016 ·
Water depth
98–99 m ≈
Distance from shore
17 km ◆
Wind speed
9.5 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
FiT · €240/MWh ◆
Grid
Secured · Jun 2025 ◆
Connection
RTE substation, Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone ◆
Schedule
FID
Nov 2021 ◆
COD
Jun 2025 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
7 dated milestones 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 FiT contract's terms · 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 14 sources (7 primary) · ◆ 3 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 Bouches-du-Rhone2021-10-28
"The PEO-PGL company received prefectural authorization via two orders: initial authorization February 18, 2019; supplementary authorization October 28, 2021." ... La société PEO-PGL a été autorisée à…
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator4
[4]
SBM Offshore2023-10-12
“SBM Offshore is pleased to announce the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project to their final location 17 kilometers off the Port-Saint-Louis-d…”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionTurbinesModelUnit capacity+1 more
[5]
[13]
DGEC — Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr)2026-08-25◆ French Eoliennes en mer register (DGEC),…
“Register node 864 (node--type-project) at /facades-maritimes-en-france/facade-mediterranee/faraman — title 'Faraman-Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône'; page text 1644 chars, hash d97776b464267522…. Identifyin…”
supportsRegister entry
[15]
PEOPGL (EDF Renewables) / DREAL PACA2021◆ Provence Grand Large - Note de présentat…
“Fin 2017 •Dépôt auprès des services de l'état d'un dossier de demande d'autorisation environnementale par la société PEOPGL. ... Fév. 2019 •Arrêté préfectoral du 18 février 2019 autorisant le projet P…”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Trade press9
[1]
Offshore Wind Biz2025-06-05
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesTotal capacityStatus+4 more
[2]
[3]
Offshore Wind Biz2024-11-20
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
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Mer et Marine2022-09-12
“Appelé à devenir le premier parc pilote d'éoliennes flottantes en France, le projet Provence Grand Large, porté par EDF Renouvelables, progresse en vue d'une mise en service en 2023. La construction d…”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[12]
[16]
Pennavel (Bretagne Sud)2025-06-09◆ Mise en service du premier parc eolien e…
“Composé de trois éoliennes flottantes de 8,4 MW chacune , ce projet dit « pilote » ou « pré-commercial » totalise une puissance installée de 25,2 MW .”
supportsTotal capacity
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