The EDF Group announces the commissioning of the Dongtai V offshore wind farm in China

The EDF group and its Chinese partner, China Energy Investment Corporation (CEI), announce the commissioning of the Dongtai V offshore wind farm, with an installed capacity of 200 MW. Located in the China Sea off the coast of Jiangsu province, north of Shanghai, its construction took 20 months.  

With the commissioning of the Dongtai IV wind farm in December 2019, with a capacity of 300 MW, the Group now operates 500 MW of offshore wind power in China. Installed approximately 40 km from the coast of Jiangsu province, the most advanced in this technology, the 125 turbines of the Dongtai IV and V parks will provide renewable electricity equivalent to the annual electricity needs of 2 million Chinese.

The joint company owned by CEI and the EDF group for 37.5% operates the two Dongtai IV and V parks. It constitutes the first Sino-foreign joint venture dedicated to the development and operation of offshore wind projects. in China.

These successive commissionings demonstrate the rapid and sustained growth of the offshore wind market in China. At the end of 2020, the country ranked second in the world in terms of installed capacity with 9.9 GW. Its ambition is to install more than 40 GW by 2030 with a view to achieving carbon neutrality in 2060.

The EDF group brings to the Dongtai project its recognized expertise in the offshore wind sector, with more than 10 years of experience and a portfolio of more than 6.5 GW of projects in operation, construction and development, as well both in Europe, the historic cradle of offshore wind power, and in the United States and China, markets with major potential. A long-standing partner of China, the EDF group has been present there for more than thirty-five years, and operates in other segments of the energy market such as nuclear, thermal, distribution networks, heating and air conditioning. .

For Bruno Bensasson, Executive Director of the EDF group in charge of the Renewable Energy Sector and Chairman and CEO of EDF Renouvelables : “The EDF group is pleased to strengthen its historic presence in China through the realization of the Dongtai offshore wind project alongside our Chinese partner CEI. We are committed to supporting the country in its energy ambitions and contributing to the development of carbon-free electricity. This new Dongtai V offshore wind project contributes to the success of the EDF CAP 2030 strategy, which aims to double its net installed renewable energy capacity worldwide between 2015 and 2030 to increase it from 28 GW to 60 GW. ".

The EDF Group in China

Present in China for more than 35 years, the EDF Group operates in several segments of the energy market:

Nuclear : The joint venture held by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) and EDF built and operates the two EPR reactors at the Taishan nuclear power plant (3.5 GW). The first of these reactors was commissioned in December 2018 and the second in September 2019. The plant provides low-carbon electricity to around 5 million Chinese consumers. EDF also provides assistance to the CGN group for the operation of its entire fleet.

Renewable energies : Since 2016, the Group has been active via its subsidiary EDF Renewables in the production of wind (land and maritime) and solar electricity (production distributed to commercial and industrial customer sites). The gross capacity of its production assets today amounts to 2 GW.

Energy services : EDF has operated, since 2016, a heat distribution network which supplies 8 million m² of housing in the city of Sanmenxia (Henan province). In the neighboring town of Lingbao, EDF operates a 35 MW biomass cogeneration plant which provides heat and electricity. In 2021, the Group commissioned two centralized air conditioning networks intended for hotels in a tourist area on the tropical island of Hainan and the new business district in the city of Jinan (capital of Shandong province). EDF also manages 100,000 light points in the city of Kunming (southwest China).

Thermal : EDF holds minority stakes in three companies operating thermal power plants.

About EDF

A major player in the energy transition, the EDF group is an integrated energy company, present in all businesses: production, transport, distribution, trading, energy sales and energy services. Leader in low-carbon energies in the world, the Group has developed a diversified production mix based mainly on nuclear and renewable energy (including hydraulics) and is investing in new technologies to support the energy transition. EDF's purpose is to build a CO2-neutral energy future reconciling preservation of the planet, well-being and development, thanks to electricity and innovative solutions and services. The Group participates in the supply of energy and services to approximately 37.9 million customers ⁽¹⁾, including 28.7 million in France ⁽²⁾. In 2020, it achieved a consolidated turnover of 69.0 billion euros. EDF is a company listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

• Since 2018, customers have been counted by delivery site; a customer can have two delivery points: one for electricity and another for
• Including ÉS (Electrcité de Strasbourg).

About EDF Renewables

EDF Renewables is an international leader in renewable electricity production with installed wind and solar capacity of 13.8 GW gross worldwide. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF Renewables continues its development by taking a position in promising emerging markets such as: Brazil, China, India, South Africa and the Middle East. Historically active in onshore wind power and photovoltaics, the Company is now strongly positioned in offshore wind power and new technologies such as energy storage. EDF Renewables ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance. EDF Renewables is a subsidiary of the EDF group.

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