With
an
eye
squarely
on
the
first
round
of
presidential
elections
on
22
April,
Nicolas
Sarkozy’s
administration
awarded
1.93GW
of
offshore
wind
capacity,
with
winners
committing
to
invest
€7bn
($9.2bn)
and
create
10,000
direct
jobs.
Such
was
the
government’s
hurry,
days
before
the
results
were
announced
utility
giant
EDF
was
telling
people
it,
along
with
partner
Alstom,
had
won
the
lion’s
share
of
the
five
areas
on
offer
—
based
on
regulator
CRE’s
confidential
recommendations.
However,
hurriedly
does
not
mean
carelessly.
Energy
Minister
Éric
Besson
ignored
the
CRE’s
recommendation
that
EDF
be
awarded
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