France Awards Nearly 1 GW in Latest Ground-Mounted Solar Tender

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--France allocated 912 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, in its latest ground-mounted solar tender under the Programmation Pluriannuelle de l'Energie (PPE2) scheme. The tender encompasses 92 projects and nearly reaches the maximum tendered capacity of 925 MWp.

French utility Electricite de France (EDF) (Paris, France) secured a 21% share, claiming 191.4 MWp, while Neoen (Paris) and Urbasolar (Montpellier) secured 13% (118.9 MWp) and 9% (78.3 MWp) shares, respectively.

A previous round closed with more than 1.5 gigawatts (GW) capacity in September 2023, which was the biggest auction for solar PV in France's history. The 2023 auction saw 129 successful projects awarded, and it represented a more than tenfold increase when compared with the 115 MW awarded in round three of PPE2.

Since the subsidy programme was established in 2022, its target for ground-mounted solar PV installations has been 9.4 GW through 2027.

Industrial Info is tracking more than 760 solar-generation projects, totaling more than US$21 billion of investment, across France. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can click here for a list of detailed project reports and click here for a list of related plant profiles.

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