Mainland France has installed more than 3.33GW of solar power capacity according to the country’s grid operator Electricite Reseau Distribution France (ERDF).

The latest data shows that by the end of the second quarter, a total of 3,339MW had been installed across more than 279,000 separate grid-connected projects.

A total of 113MW of new capacity was added during the quarter, up from 100MW in the previous quarter.

This is still well short of what is needed for the country to fulfil its goal of installing 1GW during 2013 despite efforts earlier this year to stimulate further growth.

Earlier this month the pro-solar energy and environment minister Delphine Batho was sacked. Newspaper reports in France claimed that she was dismissed for criticising cuts to her department’s budget.

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Czech utility ČEZ should invest in PV not nuclear to catch up in energy transition: IEEFA

January 25, 2022

The Czech Republic’s largest utility, ČEZ Group, should scale up its domestic solar PV portfolio over the next decade instead of pursuing new nuclear power plants, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has said.

JV agreement worth US$200m signed for 250MW of rooftop solar projects in Vietnam

January 25, 2022

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January 25, 2022

Indian PV encapsulant and backsheet manufacturer RenewSys has brought its encapsulant production capacity up to 3GW with the commissioning of a new line in Bengaluru, India, with the company eventually targeting 11GW of capacity through a “phased manner”.

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