MedWind

Would be world's largest floating wind farm if built. Located in the Strait of Sicily, ~80 km offshore. Total investment estimated at USD 4.8 billion.

Status
Proposedlifecycle stage
Ownership
RSRenexia S.p.A. — 100% ◆
THToto Holding — split undisclosed ◆
Location
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Technology
Capacity 2,800 MW ◇ Turbines 148 × 18.8 MW ◇ Model Mingyang Myse 18 X ◇ Foundation Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights Not established we have not found a document granting or refusing rights over this seabed — a gap in our research, not a finding about the project ∅
Water depth 440–900 m ≈ Distance from shore 80 km ◇ Wind speed 7.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake —
Grid Not recorded ◇ Connection Interconnection agreement signed with Terna (2022) ◇
Schedule
FID Not taken
COD · developer 2032 announced ◇

Delivery outlook not forecast

We don't put a delivery estimate on this project yet. No authority has granted rights to this site, so there is nothing to date a schedule from. That changes the moment the seabed is awarded, a consent application is filed, or the project is named in an auction.

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

the dated milestones 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

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 11 sources · ◆ 4 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.
Operator3
[1]
Med Wind Italia SRL / Renexia S.p.A.2026-02◆ HOME - Med Wind
"Med Wind Italia SRL" operates the project; floating structures "float and not be fixed to the seabed"; EIA application submitted 2024; development area reduced to approximately 900 sq km from initial…
supportsConsentCommercial operationFoundation
[2]
Renexia S.p.A.2025
"156 floating turbines and a total capacity of 2.8 GW" producing "about 9 TWh of clean energy per year"; "More than 80 km off the Sicilian coast" in the Strait of Sicily; "9.3 billion euros" in total …
supportsTotal capacityDistance from shore
[10]
Renexia S.p.A.2026-07-21◆ Beleolico - Renexia
“RENEXIA Società per Azioni (joint stock company) subject to the management and coordination of toto holding s.p.a. – Nominal capital 5.000.000 € fully paid up – VAT and Tax Code and company registry n…”
supports↳ parents
Auction pipeline1
[11]
reNEWS2026-05-20◆ renews-seanergy-fer2-strike-2026-05
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsItaly first dedicated offshore auction (FER2 offshore contingent)
Trade press7
[3]
Offshore Wind Biz2024-08-08
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity
[4]
Offshore Wind Biz2026-02-24◆ Renexia Deploys Floating LiDAR at 2.8 GW…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacity
[5]
Reuters Events / Renewables2022
"Renexia signed an interconnection agreement for Med Wind with Terna earlier this year"; "Med Wind will be located over 60 kilometres from the coast in water depths of 300-600 metres" (2022 specificat…
supportsStatusConnection point
[6]
Toto Holding2024
“Conceived by Renexia and located in the Strait of Sicily, Med Wind represents the first floating offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean.”
supportsoperator
[7]
4C Offshore2026-07-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[8]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[9]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
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