EDF Energies Nouvelles, a unit of EDF Group, has purchased 80% interest in UPC Asia Wind Management (AWM), a Chinese wind power projects developer.
UPC China and US investor Global Environment Fund have the remaining 20% stake in the Chinese firm.
The purchase will add over 1.3GW of projects under development, construction or operation in China to EDF's wind energy portfolio.
The portfolio has over 10GW in installed wind capacity.
EDF said China is a key market. China intends to install 200GW of wind energy capacity by 2020.
EDF Group chairman and CEO Jean-Bernard Lévy said: “In the framework of EDF’s strategy CAP 2030, our goal is to accelerate our low-carbon generation, with a diversified energy mix where nuclear and renewable energy balance each other.
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By GlobalData“Our development in high-potential markets, such as China is a full part of this dynamic process. This country where we have been present for more than 30 years, is providing to the Group significant growth opportunities and we are delighted to boost our presence in renewable energy sources.”