EDF to build and operate two offshore wind projects in China

EDF has signed an agreement for low-carbon projects in China. The agreement establishes the partnership entered into with the Chinese power utility China Energy Investment Corporation. The cooperation agreement concerns EDF’s acquisition of a stake in the Dongtai IV and V offshore wind projects, located off the coast of Jiangsu Province north of Shanghai. The Dongtain IV projet is currently being built; the construction of Dongtai V is scheduled to begin in 2019. Subject to the signing of the final contracts, both partners will build and operate a total installed capacity of 500 MW, which will be gradually commissioned by 2021.