Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Medium Impact
Significant progress or notable issue
Golfe du Lion Centre 2 (Projet 8 of Groupe PPE3) was formally included in the French AO10 / Procédure de Mise en Concurrence n°1/2026 with the publication of the cahier des charges rectificatif vCRE on 21 April 2026 by DGEC. The merged 11-project procedure covers approximately 10 GW (5 GW fixed-bottom + 5 GW floating) across Normandie, Bretagne, Charente-Maritime, and Golfe du Lion. Capacity range for Projet 8 is 1,050–1,150 MW (floating) per §2.9.6 of the cahier. First lauréats are expected to be designated end-2026 / early-2027 with a target average attribution tariff below €100/MWh.