SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Nov. 23,
2022 /PRNewswire/ - EDF Renewables and EIH S.à.r.l, a
subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) and CPP
Investments, have achieved a significant milestone as France's first commercial-scale offshore wind
project, the 480-megawatt Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm, is now
fully operational. Located between 12 and 20 km from the southwest
coast of France, the wind farm
will help support the French State's energy transition goals, which
include targets to generate 32% of its energy from renewable
sources by 2030. By providing secure, low carbon, affordable and
reliable energy, Saint-Nazaire is
also responding to the global energy challenge at a crucial time.
The wind farm will produce the equivalent of 20% of the
Loire-Atlantique's annual electricity consumption and supply the
equivalent of the consumption of 700,000 people with electricity
every year. To celebrate this milestone, an inauguration will take
place today in Saint-Nazaire,
France.
After nearly three years of construction, the Saint-Nazaire
Offshore Wind Farm first produced electricity at the beginning of
June 2022 and proceeded to
incrementally connect its 80 wind turbines to the national
electricity transmission network. About one hundred people will
continue to be employed at the site to help ensure the operation
and maintenance of the wind farm in La Turballe, France.
Matthew Akman, Senior Vice
President, Power, Strategy and New Energy Technology, Enbridge:
"Enbridge is excited about the arrival of the first
commercial-scale offshore wind project in France, the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm,
and about our role as a leader of the global energy
transition. We're advancing several renewable energy projects
in Europe and North America, and we are proud to have met
this achievement ahead of schedule. We extend our appreciation
and thanks to our partners, EDF Renewables and CPP Investments, and
look forward to continuing our work together to grow France's offshore wind sector."
Bruce Hogg, Managing Director,
Head of Sustainable Energies, CPP Investments: "We are proud to
be part of a partnership with EDF Renewables and Enbridge that has
successfully delivered the first major offshore wind project in
France despite challenging
economic circumstances. Saint-Nazaire is the first of many wind
investments for us in France that
will develop its energy sources and continue its energy transition.
It will be a flagship project and an excellent example of our
long-term commitment to developing major renewable projects through
our global network of renewable energy businesses and
partnerships."
Bruno Bensasson, EDF Group
Senior Executive Vice-President Renewable Energies and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of EDF Renewables: "We are very proud
to commission France's first
industrial offshore wind farm. I would like to warmly thank all the
EDF Renewables' teams as well as those of our partners, Enbridge
and CPP Investments, for the work accomplished. This renewable
electricity production facility would not have been possible
without a close cooperation with the French government and its
stakeholders, municipality, environmental associations, fishermen,
economic players and local residents. Over the past 10 years, this
project has contributed to the construction of the offshore wind
power industry in France and has
mobilized a significant number of jobs during construction and now
in the operating phase. This first wind farm is part of the EDF
Group's strategy to double its net capacity of global renewable
energy to reach 60 GW in 2030. We are also participating in the
National Low-Carbon Strategy of the government, which aims to
achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through energy conservation,
nuclear power and the acceleration of renewables."
Stakeholder consultation at the
heart of the project
Throughout the development and construction phases, the project
team worked closely with local stakeholders. Environmental
protection associations, such as France Nature Environnement,
Bretagne Vivante, the League for the Protection of Birds and
associated experts from the National Museum of Natural History,
National Institute of Research for the Exploitation of the Sea and
independent design specialists provided the knowledge needed to
design the wind farm while respecting its environment and
biodiversity. Fauna and flora were rigorously monitored during the
various phases of the work and environmental monitoring will
continue.
Energizing French industrial
capabilities
EDF Renewables and EIH S.à.r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc.
and CPP Investments, officially launched construction of the wind
farm in September 2019 alongside
industrial partners and local stakeholders. The project's
construction phase contributed significantly to the emergence of a
new offshore wind industrial sector in France. The contracts awarded provided French
companies the opportunity to increase their expertise to gain
competitiveness and seek other global opportunities. In total,
during the construction phase, an average of 2,300 people were
employed in France, including
1,200 in the Pays de la Loire region. The 80 nacelles and the
electrical substation were manufactured in Saint-Nazaire, in the factories of General
Electric Renewable Energy and Chantiers de l'Atlantique,
respectively.
About Enbridge Inc.
At Enbridge, we safely connect millions of people to the energy
they rely on every day, fueling quality of life through our North
American natural gas, oil or renewable power networks and our
growing European offshore wind portfolio. We're investing in modern
energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure,
affordable energy and building on two decades of experience in
renewable energy to advance new technologies including wind and
solar power, hydrogen, renewable natural gas and carbon capture and
storage. We're committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the
energy we deliver, and to achieving net zero greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Enbridge's common shares trade under
the symbol ENB on the Toronto (TSX) and New
York (NYSE) stock exchanges. To learn more, visit us at
enbridge.com
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About CPP Investments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments™) is a
professional investment management organization that manages the
Fund in the best interest of the 21 million contributors and
beneficiaries of the Canada Pension Plan. In order to build
diversified portfolios of assets, investments are made around the
world in public equities, private equities, real estate,
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About EDF
As a major player in energy transition, the EDF Group is an
integrated energy company active in all businesses: generation,
transmission, distribution, energy trading, energy sales and energy
services. EDF group is a world leader in low-carbon energy, having
developed a diverse production mix based mainly on nuclear and
renewable energy (including hydropower). It is also investing in
new technologies to support energy transition. EDF's raison d'être
is to build a net zero energy future with electricity and
innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and
drive well-being and economic development. The Group is involved in
supplying energy and services to approximately 38.5 million
customers (1) of whom 29.3 million in France (2) it generated consolidated sales of
€84.5 billion in 2021. EDF is listed on the Paris Stock
Exchange.
(1) Since 2018,
customers are counted per delivery site. A customer can have two
delivery points: one for electricity and another one for
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About EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables is an international leader in renewable energies,
with gross installed capacity of 13.6 GW worldwide. Its development
is mainly focused on wind and solar photovoltaic power. EDF
Renewables has been operating historically in Europe and North
America and is expanding into Asia-Pacific, Latin
America, Africa and the
Middle East. EDF Renewables
develops, builds, operates and maintains renewable energies
projects, both for itself and for third parties. EDF Renewables is
currently operating seven offshore wind farms and building five
additional ones, including one floating demonstration project. EDF
Renewables' purpose is to contribute building a net zero energy
future with electricity and innovative solutions worldwide.
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