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France is one of those markets the solar industry worldwide is pinning its hopes on. Until recently, a feed-in tariff of 60 €-ct/kWh was paid for building integrated photovoltaic’s – the highest tariff anywhere in the world. By the end of September 2009, a total capacity of 174 MW had been installed in France. In the last two months of 2009 alone, about 3,000 Installations were registered –as compared to 5,000 in all of last summer. In January of this year, the French government reduced the feed-in tariff. Nevertheless, the conditions continue to be excellent. The tariff for “real”building-integrated PV on residential buildings and educational institutions is now 58 €-ct/kWh, and still amounts to 50 €-ct/kWh in the case of commercial buildings.
In a Europe-wide comparison, France thus takes a leading position for investments in photovoltaic installations. France is developing more and more into an extremely attractive market for PV projects – which raises the market players’ need for information. The Special Edition France describes the current situation on the PV market in France. For all those companies that intend to get involved in the French solar market or that are already active there, the Special Edition France provides a comprehensive overview of the market situation and the market structure. It highlights the advantages and points out the problems.



Siemens to build solar 30 MW PV in France

24.06.2010:

Siemens Energy has received its first large-scale photovoltaic order from France.

Purchaser is Eco Delta Développement (EDD), a project developer for renewable energies, whose subsidiary Delta Solar is developing the photovoltaic park. Siemens will handle the turnkey construction of six solar power plants with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts peak (MWp) in Les Mées in the province Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The plants are scheduled to go on line in stages starting in the summer of 2011 and will supply ecofriendly power to around 12,000 French households. The photovoltaic plants will be built on an area extending across 66 hectares on the Puimichel plateau, which has excellent insolation. Siemens as turnkey contractor will be responsible for all aspects of construction of the six photovoltaic plants, including civil works, supports, inverters, transformers, grid connection, control system and structures for the approximately 111,000 solar panels. The order includes an operation & maintenance (O&M) agreement.
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