Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 5 August 2025, the European Commission approved an €11 billion French state aid scheme to support three floating offshore wind projects via 20-year two-way contracts for difference awarded through competitive bidding. The scheme is explicitly aligned with the AO9 tender zones, including the Golfe de Fos 2 and Narbonnaise 2 areas in the Mediterranean and Bretagne Sud 2, providing the regulatory state-aid framework underpinning these projects’ future development and operation.