• Iberdrola’s first French offshore wind farm officially supplies electricity to the grid, the company’s fourth offshore wind project in Europe. This commissioning further reinforces the group's position as a leader in offshore wind.
• Electricity from offshore wind feeds-in to the grid in Brittany for the first time, as the wind farm is connected to the national electricity grid managed by RTE.
• The production of the wind farm will increase as further wind turbines are commissioned. Ultimately, the project will produce 9% of Brittany's total electricity consumption.

The first green megawatts produced from Iberdrola’s Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm have been connected into the French national electricity grid by its manager, RTE. The project is Iberdrola’s first in France, and only the second offshore wind project to produce power in the country.

After a testing phase, the initial electricity to flow from the wind farm was connected to the grid on July 5th under the supervision of Iberdrola’s maritime coordination center based in Kerantour (Côtes d'Armor).

The production of the wind farm will increase as the 62 wind turbines are installed and commissioned in the months ahead.

"It is with great pride that we have started producing clean energy from the first wind turbines in the project. This is a landmark moment, following 12 years of hard work to deliver this mega-scale project, which contributes both to the energy security of Brittany and to the energy transition, a key element in the battle against climate change," said Emmanuel Rollin, CEO of Iberdrola France.

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