# RTE and Chantiers de l'Atlantique-Hitachi Energy consortium sign HVDC converter station contract

RTE signed a contract with a consortium of Chantiers de l'Atlantique and Hitachi Energy to build offshore HVDC platforms and onshore converter stations for the Normandy and Oléron Island offshore wind farms, enabling integration of over 3.5 GW of renewable energy.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-05-03
- Where: Normandy and Oléron Island, France, France
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3.5 GW
- Products: offshore HVDC platforms, onshore HVDC converter stations
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [RTE](https://endata.com/companies/969.md) (customer)
- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md) (supplier)
- [Chantiers de l'Atlantique](https://endata.com/companies/42333.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [energyglobal.com](https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/03052024/rte-and-the-chantiers-de-latlantique-hitachi-energy-consortium-sign-contract-for-supply-of-onshore-and-offshore-hvdc-converter-stations/), 2024-05-03: "This contract, of an unprecedented scale for RTE, marks an acceleration in the development of offshore farms."

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