AS Published on Saturday 3 September 2022 - n° 414 - Categories:minister-regulation
Updated specifications for the 17 French calls for tender
To enable producers to absorb part of the rise in costs and sell their electricity production on the market, the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has published updated specifications for the 17 renewable energy tenders. This should facilitate the rapid deployment of projects in the current energy and pandemic context.
L R AS Published on Monday 29 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:minister-regulation
The draft bill on renewable energies has just been published
The draft bill to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies in France was published in the middle of the summer. It will be put out to consultation before being presented to the Council of Ministers in mid-September.
L R AS Published on Monday 29 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:minister-regulation
The French government seeks to reassure the French
The French government, through its Prime Minister, wants to reassure the French by saying "We are not going to let energy prices explode, we will cushion the increases. "
For his part, the Minister for the Economy stated
AS Published on Monday 29 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:minister-regulation
Increase in feed-in tariffs and amendments to the S21 tariff decree in France
The feed-in tariffs and self-consumption bonuses will increase on 31 July 2022 and then on1 August 2022, by around 10% compared with the previous tariffs. These increases are due to
AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:minister-regulation
Long live coal!
The French government plans to restart the Saint-Avold coal-fired power station next winter "as a precautionary measure, given the situation in Ukraine" and the tensions on the energy market,
AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:minister-regulation
Information on the review of contracts signed between 2006 and 2010
PV Magazine interviewed a lawyer specialising in photovoltaics to find out what stage has been reached in the review of contracts signed between 2006 and 2010.
The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)
L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:minister-regulation, other France
FNCCR and France Urbaine want to be able to sign PPAs
FNCCR (Fédération nationale des collectivités concédantes et régies) and France Urbaine publicly regret not being able to conclude direct energy purchase contracts.
AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:minister-regulation
In France, simplification for installations of less than 300 kWp
Ground-mounted solar installations of less than 300 kWp are now exempt from impact assessments, following the publication of a decree in the Journal Officiel on 2 July 2022.
AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:minister-regulation
Examples of contradictory decisions in France
In France, municipal, regional and national authorities have differing views on permits for the deployment of solar energy. Marie Buchet, head of solar energy at the Syndicat des énergies renouvelables, presented four cases. She argued in favour of
L R AS Published on Tuesday 14 June 2022 - n° 408 - Categories:minister-regulation
France is reportedly preparing for a rapid deployment of solar energy
France is reportedly preparing for a rapid deployment of solar energy
The price of electricity on the wholesale market remains high. Recent events (low availability of the French nuclear fleet; Europe's decision to no longer depend on Russian hydrocarbons in the long term) will continue to have a lasting impact on this.
AS Published on Tuesday 7 June 2022 - n° 407 - Categories:minister-regulation
The official remit of the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, :
The official remit of the new Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, :
Article 1
The Minister for Energy Transition prepares and implements the Government's policy in the fields of energy transition and energy, particularly in terms of industry and pricing.
He shall prepare and implement the policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 24 May 2022 - n° 405 - Categories:minister-regulation
Agnès Pannier-Runacher is appointed new Minister for Energy Transition
Agnès Pannier-Runacher appointed new Minister for Energy Transition
Tecsol of 21 May 2022
AS Published on Monday 16 May 2022 - n° 404 - Categories:minister-regulation
Tariff freeze for installations of less than 500 kW, followed by indexation
The French government is preparing a decree freezing the automatic degressivity of purchase conditions for electricity produced by facilities of less than 500 kW to compensate for the rise in raw material prices.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 29 March 2022 - n° 399 - Categories:minister-regulation
Reducing the cost of connection to public electricity networks
The "Journal Officiel" has published the Order of 22 March 2022 on the reduction in the cost of connection to the public electricity grids for small-scale solar installations (with an output of less than 500 kW). The rate of reduction is increased from 40% to 60%.
Tecsol of 26 March 2022
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France is reducing the grid charge for solar systems up to 500 kW (to 40% of the current rate, compared with 60% previously). A decree will be published in the next few days.
Similarly, connection costs will be reduced for the installation of an electric recharging point and 80% of the cost of installing a heat pump will be covered for private individuals and small businesses.
PV Magazine of 18 March 2022
AS Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 - n° 398 - Categories:minister-regulation
CLER considers the recent announcements to be largely inadequate
The recent announcements by Prime Minister Jean Castex remain largely insufficient for CLER-Réseau pour la transition énergétique. While the association welcomes the few symbolic announcements that have been made, it believes that they are not enough,