The European Commission has approved state support for six offshore wind farms in France.
The projects are the 450MW Courseulles, 498MW Fecamp, 480MW Saint-Nazaire and 496MW each Noirmoutier, Le Treport and Saint-Brieuc wind farms.
The commission found support to be in line with EU state aid rules, with the developments in line with EU energy and climate goals without unduly distorting competition in the single market.
Support will come in the form of feed-in tariffs over of 20 years.
Construction of the first of the projects is due to start this year and they should be operational by 2022, the commission said.
Earlier this week, the Court of State – the highest court of appeal in France – rejected appeals taken by environmental organisations against Courseulles and Fecamp, paving the way for construction.