French utility company EDF has commissioned close to 100 MW of wind capacity in the country this year, including the 73 MW Champagne Picarde wind farm which features 22 turbines. EDF EN did not give details of the other new wind farms, but said a further seven projects with a combined capacity of almost 120MW are currently under construction in the country. The project is part of a larger plan by EDF, France’s largest utility, to increase its renewable energy portfolio from about 10 percent today to 20 percent by 2020.
French utility company EDF has commissioned close to 100 MW of wind capacity in the country this year, including the 73 MW Champagne Picarde wind farm which features 22 turbines. The project is part of a larger plan by EDF, France’s largest utility, to increase its renewable energy portfolio from about 10 percent today to 20 percent by 2020.