Bids
for
the
tender
were
due
in
today,
with
a
decision
expected
ahead
of
April’s
French
presidential
election.
Iberdrola
joined
forces
with
four
French
companies
–
turbine
maker
Areva,
construction
giant
Technip,
and
the
design
and
development
specialists
Eole-Res
and
Neoen
Marine
–
to
bid
for
the
Saint-Brieuc
and
Saint-Nazaire
projects.
Saint-Brieuc
and
Saint-Nazaire
–
located
off
Northern
Brittany
and
the
Atlantic
coast
respectively
–
are
worth
as
much
as
1.25GW
of
capacity,
though
Iberdrola
says
its
bid
calls
for
980MW.
Saint-Brieuc,
the
larger
of
the
two,
has
emerged
as
one
of…
