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TotalFinaElf has launched the Fina Eolia project - a proposed 100 MW wind farm offshore Belgium. TotalFinaElf, through its subsidiary - Fina Eolia S.A./N.V., has applied to the Belgian Electricity and Gas Regulatory Commission for a concession to build and operate a wind farm in Belgian waters. With this project, the Group is supporting the development of electricity generated from renewable energy sources, in line with targets set by the European Union and the Belgian State Department of Energy and Sustainable Development. The project calls for the installation of 40 wind turbines at a distance of eight to 17 km from shore, in two lines perpendicular to the coast to minimize the visual impact. The turbines will be connected to the onshore power transmission grid by a subsea cable that will make landfall near the port of Zeebrugge. The proximity of the proposed route to existing undersea pipelines and cables will minimise the project's impact on the seabed and existing fishing zones. The wind farm should be installed and commissioned in two 50 MW phases, in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The installed capacity will be sufficient to supply electricity to an equivalent population of 150,000 people.