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French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SNCF Energie for a 139MW solar PV plant in central France.

Carbon plans to launch the first part of its module production facility in autumn 2025, ahead of a ramp up to an annual cell capacity of 5GW.

Voltalia has reported earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €241.1 million (US$259 million) in 2023.

912MWp of solar PV was awarded in the French government’s most recent ground-mounted solar tender, which closed this week.

French telecom company iliad Group has signed three solar PV power purchase agreements (PPAs) across Europe for a combined capacity of 89.5MW.

French land management firm Veolia has launched a project to build 300MW of solar capacity on its landfill sites in France.

The combination of strict land legislation, elaborate permitting and a fiercely competitive solar developer market trying to meet ambitious PV deployment targets is causing issues for the French solar market.

French renewables company Voltalia has seen a significant increase in its installed capacity, reaching a total of 2.37GW in 2023, up from 1.57GW in 2022.

The European Commission (EC) has approved a €2.9 billion (US$3.2 billion) French aid scheme supporting investment in green industries.

The European Commission has granted €65 million to 17 renewable technology projects, including a solar agrivoltaics project in France.