To contact the reporters on this story: Francois de Beaupuy in Paris at fdebeaupuy@bloomberg.net;Aaron Kirchfeld in London at akirchfeld@bloomberg.net;Peter Flanagan in Dublin at pflanagan23@bloomberg.net French state-owned utility EDF ( ESB ) is looking to buy a 50% holding in Electricity Supply Board 's Scottish offshore wind project Neart na Gaoithe . The 375,000 MW facility was acquired by the French firm in 2018 for an undisclosed figure with the intention of opening it up to other investors. The £ 2.3bn ($ 2.3bn ) development will provide power for 375,000 homes once it's commissioned in 2023 . The sale of a 50% stake to ESB would help EDF in its debt-curbing goal of selling assets worth € 3bn ($ 3.3bn ).
French state-owned utility EDF ( ESB ) is looking to buy a 50% holding in Electricity Supply Board 's Scottish offshore wind project Neart na Gaoithe . The 375,000 MW facility was acquired by the French firm in 2018 for an undisclosed figure with the intention of opening it up to other investors. The £ 2.3bn ($ 2.3bn ) development will provide power for 375,000 homes once it's commissioned in 2023 . The sale of a 50% stake to ESB would help EDF in its debt-curbing goal of selling assets worth € 3bn ($ 3.3bn ).