All Siemens Gamesa units are standing on gravity-based foundations supplied and installed by a consortium of Boskalis, Saipem, and Bouygues Construction.
Overall, the project involved about 3,000 jobs in the Normandy region and represents a total investment of about EUR 2 billion, according to partners.
“This new low-carbon electricity production facility would not have been possible without close, ongoing dialogue with elected representatives and local authorities, environmental associations, fishermen, economic players and local residents,” said Luc Rémont , Chairman and CEO, EDF Group.
“The development of the Saint-Nazaire and Fécamp Offshore Wind Farms has contributed to the emergence of the wind industry in France, essential for the development of future wind farms, in particular our Calvados, Dunkirk and Normandy projects.”
With the maintenance base located on the Grand Quai peninsula in Fécamp, around a hundred local jobs have been created to operate the wind farm. Day-to-day tasks will range from planning maintenance operations to optimizing electricity production.
The 500 MW offshore wind farm will be able to supply electricity to almost 770,000 people, the equivalent of about 60 per cent of the annual power consumption of the Seine-Maritime department, the partners said.
Fécamp is the third commercial-scale offshore wind project in France to be completed, following Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farms.
“Following the successful completion of Saint-Nazaire in 2022, Enbridge continues to advance the development and construction of several offshore wind projects in France, including the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project, and the Calvados, Dunkirk and Normandy offshore wind projects,” said Matthew Akman , Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy and President, Power, Enbridge Inc..
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