Emerging Offshore Wind Markets: Australia’s Auction Reset and France’s PPE3
In this episode of PowerPod, host Dan Wiseman is joined by Aruneesh Lakshmanavelu to explore the rapidly developing offshore wind markets in Australia and France.
They discuss Australia’s first major offshore wind auction, now relaunched for August 2026 after last year’s postponement. Aruneesh covers the key challenges that caused the delay, improvements to the offtake mechanism through the Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESCM), port infrastructure bottlenecks at Hastings, and strong interest from major developers in the Gippsland region.
The conversation then shifts to France, where…
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