8/05/2011 - GDF SUEZ ready to develop offshore wind turbines in France

GDF SUEZ will answer the call for tenders  issued by the French State in January 2011 to develop 3000 MW of offshore wind turbines by 2015. The Group will study all the proposals submitted under this call for tenders.  In this context, GDF SUEZ just signed two major partnerships that will favor the development of offshore wind turbines and the implementation of a true French industrial sector creating activity and employment in the country.

Firstly, GDF SUEZ partnered with Areva and Vinci, both front-running French industrial players. This consortium brings together complementary competence and recognized expertise in offshore technologies.

Secondly, GDF SUEZ also acquired MAÏA EolMer, a specialist in the study and development of offshore wind farms.

Moreover, GDF SUEZ has been working with its subsidiary La Compagnie du Vent since 2005 on the Deux Côtes offshore wind farm project in the Dieppe-Le Tréport. This project is located in a region identified by the French State within the framework of its call for tenders, where an offshore wind farm for up to 750 MW of installed power could be built.

GDF SUEZ is the wind power leader in France, with nearly 1000 MW already installed.