EDF inks major deal to buy power from RWE's Sofia offshore wind farm

Michael Holder
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Artist impression of the 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm | Credit: RWE
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Artist impression of the 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm | Credit: RWE

Power purchase agreement means all 6.5TWh of electricity produced by North Sea project each year will be used to serve EDF's UK customers

EDF has inked a major deal to directly buy all of the electricity generated at RWE's 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the North Sea, in what the two energy giants claim is the largest renewable energy...

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