• On Thursday, the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm was disconnected from the power grid for several hours.
  • The perpetrators of the action apparently broke into the Prinquiau substation, which is the link between the maritime network and the land network, according to RTE, which filed a complaint.

The mobilization against the pension reform continues, particularly in the energy sector. Here is a new demonstration: Thursday, the offshore wind farm of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) was disconnected from the electricity grid for several hours, we learned from concordant sources. "The new offshore wind turbine platform in Saint-Nazaire has been de-energized for at least five hours," said the CGT RTE, claiming other actions of cuts in France, especially in the industrial zone of the plain of Ain. "No compromise, no mediation, no phony appointments, one watchword: withdrawal!" the CGT also said in its message.

"The Saint-Nazaire wind farm was disconnected from the electricity grid from 10:11 a.m. to 13:13 p.m. for the first connection and until 15:52 p.m. for the second," said the management of the manager of the high and very high voltage lines RTE. The two cables that connect this highly symbolic installation as part of the development of renewable energies in France, were therefore disconnected for three hours and five and a half hours, according to RTE, which confirmed that the energy produced by the wind turbines no longer fed the transmission network during this time.



RTE will file a complaint

The perpetrators of the action apparently broke into the Prinquiau substation, which is the link between the maritime network and the land network, to disconnect the two lines, according to RTE, which announced its intention to file a complaint, as it does systematically, after this type of action. The Saint-Nazaire offshore wind platform, inaugurated by Emmanuel Macron at the very beginning of autumn, is the very first offshore wind farm commissioned in France, 10 years after its award. Its 80 wind turbines must ensure the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 700,000 people.

  • Society
  • Pension reform 2023
  • Saint-Nazaire
  • Pays de la Loire
  • Energy
  • Wind turbine