Saint-Nazaire
Located off the coast of Loire-Atlantique in the Bay of Biscay. Ten years from tender to commissioning.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
EDF Renewables — 50% ◇ESEIH S.a r.l. — 50% ◇
Enbridge — 51% (25.5% net) ◆CICPP Investments — 49% (24.5% net) ◆
Location
FranceNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
480 MW ◆
Turbines
80 × 6 MW ◆
Model
GE Haliade 150-6-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
France Offshore Wind Round 1 (AO1) · 2012 ·
Water depth
12–25 m ◆
Distance from shore
12 km ◆
Wind speed
8.4 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
Secured · Nov 2022 ◆
Connection
Prinquiau substation (RTE); 33km subsea link + 27km 225kV … ◆
Schedule
FID
Oct 2019 ◆
COD
Nov 2022 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 6 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 15 sources (8 primary) · ◆ 5 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
[12]
European Commission2019-07◆ State aid: Commission approves support f…
“The sites are "Courselles-sur-Mer", "Fécamp", "Saint-Nazaire", "Iles d'Yeu / Noirmoutier", "Dieppe / Le Tréport" and "Saint-Brieuc". [...] The selected installations will receive support in the form o…”
supportsMechanismDetail
Operator3
[1]
PR Newswire (EDF Renewables / Enbridge / CPP Investments joint release)2022-11-23◆ EDF Renewables, Enbridge and CPP Investm…
“EDF Renewables and EIH S.a.r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments, have achieved the full commissioning of Saint-Nazaire offshore wind ... France's first offshore wind project, Saint-N…”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionCommercial operationCOD historyTurbines+2 more
[8]
Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port Authority2021
“Ordered in June 2018 by wind farm operator Societe Parc du Banc de Guerande, a subsidiary of EMF.”
supportsnacelle manufacturing
[17]
DGEC — Ministère de la Transition écologique (eoliennesenmer.fr)2026-08-25◆ French Eoliennes en mer register (DGEC),…
“Register node 844 (node--type-project) at /facades-maritimes-en-france/facade-nord-atlantique-manche-ouest/saint-nazaire — title 'Saint-Nazaire'; page text 2476 chars, hash f72aa7c3d560510d…. Identify…”
supportsRegister entry
Auction results1
[20]
Commission de régulation de l'énergie / DGEC (published by the CPDP Courseulles)2026-10-13◆ fr-ao1-cahier-des-charges-full
Full AO1 cahier des charges (appel d'offres n. 2011/S 126-208873). 6.9: by T0 + 24 months the winner gives the prefect the draft authorisation applications; valid applications filed by T0 + 30 months;…
supportsTender award · France Offshore Wind Round 1 (AO1)
Trade press10
[2]
Power Technology2022-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+1 more
[3]
Power Technology2022-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatusConnection point
[4]
Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)2022-11-23
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[5]
IPP Journal2019-10
“Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm is the first offshore wind project to reach financial close in the French market. Financial close date: October 14, 2019. EDF Renewables and Enbridge closed EUR 2 bill…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[6]
Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)2019-06-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsentConsent granted
[7]
Heavy Lift News2021-05
“The first foundation was installed at Saint-Nazaire on 11 May 2021. The Innovation vessel transports, 3 by 3, the foundations stored in the port of La Rochelle, to install them at sea.”
supportsfoundation staging
[9]
Offshore Engineer (OE Digital)2020-05-07
“Eolien Maritime France SAS is a 50/50 joint venture between Enbridge and EDF, which is working to develop three wind farms offshore France, the Saint Nazaire, the Fecamp, and Courseulles. After the tr…”
supports↳ parent
[11]
The Wind Power2026-05◆ Saint-Nazaire (France) - Parcs éoliens -…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[13]
[14]
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