The Treport and Noirmoutier zones will invite bids for a total of 1.3GW of capacity, made up of 700MW and 600MW respectively, says industry body France Energie Eolienne.

The new round is apparently intended as an adjunct to the country’s first round of offshore tenders, which awarded 1.93GW in April.

Treport was included in that process, but was not awarded after attracting just one bid, from utility GDF.

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