Solar Leads France's Renewable Expansion Through 2035

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February 25, 2026--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--France has finalized its multi-year energy roadmap (Programmation Pluriannuelle de l'Énergie (PPE)), placing solar power at the center of its renewable transition. Under the plan, national solar capacity is projected to rise from 30.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 to 111.2 GW by 2035--a 264% increase that positions solar as the primary driver of renewable energy growth and sets it to overtake hydropower in new capacity additions.

In 2025, France installed 5.9 GW of new photovoltaic capacity, lifting total solar capacity to approximately 31.1 GW--the strongest annual addition on record. This outpaced installations in previous years (4.6 GW in 2024, 3.1 GW in 2023, 2.6 GW in 2022, and 2.8 GW in 2021), signaling a clear step-change in deployment.

Industrial info is tracking more than US$32 billion worth of active solar power projects in France. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.

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