TotalEnergies Plans $5.2 Billion Offshore Wind Project in Normandy

TotalEnergies has applied for authorization of France's biggest renewables project, a 1.5-GW offshore wind project off Normandy, which is estimated to cost $5.2 billion, the French supermajor said on Thursday. Eight months after the French government awarded the project to TotalEnergies, the group's wholly-owned project company Centre Manche Energies has officially applied for the Single Authorization of the 1.5 GW offshore wind farm, which will be located about 40 km (25 miles) off the coast of Normandy. The application includes technical and…