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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.

Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar has signed a patent licence agreement with French module manufacturing startup Holosolis to use its TOPCon solar cell technology.

For the first time ever, solar PV was the biggest source of electricity in June 2025, according to data from energy think tank Ember.

Private equity firm Ardian has completed the acquisition of French independent power producer Akuo, a transaction unveiled in March 2025.

The French National Assembly has rejected a proposal to implement a moratorium on utility-scale solar and wind projects.