France has awarded 1,006.21MW of onshore wind capacity across 63 projects in the 12th round of its PPE2 tender programme, according to results published by the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) on October 30, 2026. The selected projects secured a weighted average price of €78.57/MWh, compared with €77.28/MWh in the previous round, while the tender attracted 171 applications representing a combined capacity of 2,723.67MW.

The awarded capacity exceeded the 1,000MW initially sought by the French authorities. The selected projects are distributed across several regions, including Hauts-de-France, Grand Est, Normandy, Brittany, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie and Centre-Val de Loire.

The results also include wind farm repowering projects, such as the 31.5MW Sasseville and Drosay project in Seine-Maritime, the 21MW Erbray project in Loire-Atlantique and the 17.5MW Beaucaire project in Gard.

According to an analysis by Envinergy, ESCOFI secured the largest share of awarded capacity, with five projects totalling 102.2MW, representing 10.2% of the total. Q Energy followed with 93.7MW across five projects, while wpd France ranked third with 92.5MW, also distributed across five projects. Together, the five largest recipients accounted for 45% of the awarded capacity, compared with 56% in the 10th tender round.