Meeting today in Hamburg at the North Sea Summit III, Northern European leaders reaffirmed the strategic role of offshore wind power for the continent's security, sovereignty, and economic competitiveness. In a tense geopolitical context, they reiterated their shared goal of installing 300 GW of offshore wind power by 2050, including 100 GW of cross-border projects, and called for greater coordination between states and industry in the face of increasingly fierce competition from outside Europe.
The European Union intends to accelerate this process by establishing an Offshore Financing Framework, designed to secure investments, mobilize private capital, stabilize supply chains, and ensure a steady pace of tenders through simplified authorization procedures.
In France, however, the sector remains in limbo. Although competitive dialogue for tender no. 9 began in July 2024, the bidding phase has still not been launched. As for tender no. 10, announced for September 2023, it has not yet seen the light of day.
The Renewable Energy Union (SER) is therefore calling on the government to publish the Multi-Year Energy Program (PPE) and the specifications for the AO9 and AO10 calls for tenders without delay.
"France, together with its European partners, is today reaffirming that offshore wind power is a pillar of European energy sovereignty. It must now deliver on this commitment, otherwise an entire industrial chain, which is largely local, will be weakened," warns Jules Nyssen, president of the SER.
