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Agreement EDF Energies Nouvelles - Enbridge for the realization of the first three wind parks offshore French
the construction will be started in 2017
May 10, 2016
The energetic group Canadian Enbridge Inc. an agreement with EDF Energies Nouvelles has signed, branch of the French group Électricité de France (EDF), for the realization of the first three wind parks offshore to the wide one of the French coasts, for a total of 1.400 MW of installed power.
The understanding includes the acquisition by Enbridge, with an investment of 282 million dollars Canadian (191 million euros), of 50% of the share capital of Eolien Maritime France (EMF), the society that controls the three future wind parks offshore, whose remaining 50% of the capital remain to EDF Energies Nouvelles.
The start of the construction of the new wind parks is previewed beginning from the next year.
From 2012 EDF Energies Nouvelles and Enbridge are partner in Canada where four wind parks with an installed power total of 830 MW operate jointly.
"Together, ours controlled EDF Energies Nouvelles and Enbridge - it has emphasized the president and managing director of the EDF group, Jean-Bernard Lévy - will be the engines of the development of this new French industrial field of the wind power in sea. The vision that we share in the strategic development and the complementary nature of our competences will underlie a solid collaboration. The realization of these future wind parks will allow with the EDF group to supply to own customers an energy to low carbon tenor, reliable and decentralized".
"For Enbridge - the managing director of the Canadian group has commented, Al Monk - this partnership represents an only opportunity, online with our strategy, in order to increase our investment in the market in increase of the offshore wind power in Europe. We have already established an optimal relationship with EDF Energies Nouvelles in onshore wind energy in the America North. This investment in EMF represents a natural extension and intends to strengthen this relationship and our role of Co-sviluppatri of these important projects of renewable energy".
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The energetic group Canadian Enbridge Inc. an agreement with EDF Energies Nouvelles has signed, branch of the French group Électricité de France (EDF), for the realization of the first three wind parks offshore to the wide one of the French coasts, for a total of 1.400 MW of installed power.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
