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Bids submitted for Dunkirk wind farm

By: Tom Russell 06/03/2017 4C Offshore

General Windfarms

A consortium of ENGIE and EDPR have confirmed that they have submitted a pre-qualified bid to establish a wind farm with a capacity between 250 to 750MW off the coast of Dunkirk, in France.

Dunkirk is part of France’s third round of tenders for the development of offshore wind which was announced in last year by Ségolène Royal, France's Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine. The site was selected for its favourable conditions and supported by the region’s elected officials.

Earlier this year, Minister Ségolène Royal initiated the process of consultation with regional authorities, developers, local communities and business enterprises to identify an area off Dunkirk which will have the least impact on the environment, as well as on established economic industries such as fishing and tourism.

The tender will include a new procedure, known as "competitive dialogue", which will be tailored to the specifics of offshore wind. The procedure was started in December 2016 and will allow project developers, authorities and local communities and businesses to discuss plans and provide feedback for the development of offshore wind farms.

The competitive dialogue procedure is being carried out in two stages: pre-selection and selection. This stage of the tender round concerns the pre-selection of candidates taking into account their technical and financial capabilities. The deadline for submissions closed on the 28th February and France's Energy Regulation Commission (CRE) now has one month to assess the applications.

Following the assessment CRE will then propose potential candidates to Minister Ségolène Royal who will then select candidates for the selection phase of the tender rounds.

PPE sets out the plan for the development of 3GW of offshore wind capacity in France by 2023, with further 3GW in the pipeline post-2023. The program also calls for the approval of up to 2GW of floating wind and tidal projects in addition to the 100MW that will be in service by 2023.

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