Asked by Recharge whether it makes sense to expand its industrial base in offshore wind in Europe when the company currently has many of its staff at factories in Germany on short time, Bellanger said Areva will maintain its policy of developing plants close to the wind farms it equips.

"We will keep our industrial footprint in Bremerhaven and Stade, we will develop in France with the Le Havre plants to manufacture for France and the south of the UK.