Wpd – which was part of a consortium led by French utility EDF that lost both 500MW zones awarded earlier this month – is questioning the process that led to the Vendée development site going to a rival group led by GDF, in partnership with EDPR and Areva.

Specifically, the German company wants a judge to examine why the GDF bid was recommended by France’s energy regulator, the CRE – a recommendation the government ultimately followed.

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