Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm

06 Apr 2023: Update 6th April 2023: final investment decision was reached. The Yeu and Noirmoutier wind farm represents an investment of around €2.5 billion. The signing of all the financing agreements took place on April 5th, 2023. The project involves robust international public and private financing, led by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and a syndicate of 16 banks: 6 French banks, 4 Japanese banks, 2 British banks, 2 Spanish banks, 1 German bank and 1 Dutch bank. The financing is provided through shareholders backed financing and non-recourse debt. It was raised with the support of Société Générale, who acted as the financial advisor to the project. The first offshore operations will take place this summer. Installation of the monopiles will start Spring 2024. The wind turbines, produced by Siemens Gamesa in its Le Havre facility, will be installed in 2025. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2025. Update February 2022: FID expected in 2023. Update April 2021: final investment decision expected after appeals have been cleared. Final investment decision expected at end of 2018 but could be pushed back by legal appeals.

Location:
France

Status:
Pre-Construction

Capacity:
496 MW

4C Offshore | Location Map: Lat(46.875) Lon(-2.514)

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General Information

Name

Noirmoutier

Other Names

EMYN; Parc des Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier

Country

France

Development Status

Pre-Construction

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Website

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Developers/Owners/Operators

Type

Organisation

Developer

Les Eoliennes en mer de Vendée

Operator-Offshore Transmission

Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (RTE)

Owner

Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Owner

Sumitomo Corporation

Owner

Ocean Winds

Owner-Offshore Transmission

Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (RTE)

Key Dates

Park Construction Starts

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Offshore Construction Starts

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Financial Close

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First Power

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Costs

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Revenue

EUR 150/MWh (EUR 150/MWh)

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Power & Turbines

Windfarm Capacity

496 MW

Turbine Model

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Other Turbine(s) Used

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Foundation Type

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Foundations on Wind Farm

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Foundation Comments

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Location & Environment

Sea Name

Bay of Biscay

Latitude

46.874966°

Longitude

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Depth Range (Chart Datum)

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Depth Range (Stated by Developer)

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Ports

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Grid

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Cable Landing Point

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Export Cables (AC & DC)

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Array Cables

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Nominal Voltage

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Onshore Cables

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Expected Life

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