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European solar manufacturing start-up Carbon has abandoned its plan to build a 5GW module assembly plant in France due to a lack of conditions required for EU-made solar PV manufacturing.

France remains an 'attractive' solar market, and a 'stable environment' for potential investors, according to Ksenia Dray.

The French government has published its latest energy roadmap for the coming years, setting a reduced target of 48GW for solar PV by 2030.

A round-up of a number of European project stories from this week, including METLEN, European Energy and TSE.

France has awarded 507.7MW of solar PV capacity in its latest technology neutral auction, with only solar projects selected.

Holosolis has secured €220 million (US$255.2 million) to support its construction of a module factory in France with a total capacity of 5GW.

The French and Italian solar markets have both moved forward in their latest public tender process for solar capacity.

Voltec Solar has signed a supply deal to use solar cells produced by Toyo Solar in its solar modules produced in France.

German IPP wpd has started construction at its 140.6MW Marcy solar park in the Nièvre department of central France.

France has awarded 971MW of ground-mount solar capacity, to 165 projects, in the eighth round of the PPE2 PV tender.