Overview

• The Centre Manche 2 award covers a 1.5 GW floating offshore wind farm over 40 km off Normandy, priced at €66/MWh.
• Once operational, the plant is expected to generate about 6 TWh annually, supplying the equivalent of more than one million French households.
• RWE has signaled a desire to leave the consortium pending French authority approval, and TotalEnergies will assume all commitments and seek a replacement partner.
• TotalEnergies estimates about €4.5 billion in investment, calls it its largest in France in decades, and is confirmed as project operator.
• First power is slated for 2033 in line with RTE’s connection timetable, with up to 2,500 construction jobs, European-focused sourcing, crowdfunding options, and €70 million earmarked for territorial, environmental, and biodiversity measures plus high recycling targets.