Qair and Plenitude launch consortium to compete in France’s AO9 Tender

Qair has been pre-qualified to compete for the development of four major floating or fixed-bottom offshore wind projects across key maritime regions:

• 450 – 550 MW floating wind project off the coast of Occitanie.
• 450 – 550 MW floating wind project off the coast of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA).
• 400 – 550 MW floating wind project south of Brittany.
• 1000 – 1250 MW floating or fixed project off the coast of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

This new call for tenders is a further milestone in the ongoing expansion of renewable energy in France. At the start of 2025, the total capacity allocated via offshore wind tenders in France amounts to around 5.34 GW. With the inclusion of the AO9 and AO10 tenders, it is estimated that this figure could rise to 15.34 GW by 2026, bringing France closer to its target of 18 GW of offshore wind in operation by 2035, and 45 GW by 2050.

 

 

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