L R AS Published on Saturday 4 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:minister-regulation

France is allocating 960 MW of solar energy through various calls for tenders:

France is allocating 960 MW of solar energy through various calls for tenders:

253 photovoltaic projects have been awarded through various recent calls for tenders. They can be broken down as follows:

- 88 large-scale photovoltaic projects, which will have a total production capacity of 649 MW, have been awarded electricity supply contracts for an average final price of €62.11/MWh.

- A further 39 installations have been awarded through an "innovative PV" tender, adding a further 104 MW of production capacity, of which around 40 MW will come from agri-voltaic projects. These projects will enable electricity to be sold for an average of €82.80 / MWh.

- 12 solar projects with a total capacity of 94.2 MW will be installed in the decommissioned Fessenheim nuclear power plant. The ground-based projects in the tender will provide electricity for an average of €55.78 / MWh; small roofs - with a capacity of up to 500 kW - for €98.50; larger roof sizes for €92 / MWh.

- 30 other systems for self-consumption with a total capacity of 11.8 MW. Their developers will receive an average premium of 15.97 € / MWh to supplement the wholesale price of electricity.

- 84 other photovoltaic projects have been awarded for the TOM-DOM and Corsica with 101.7 MW of additional solar capacity. This breaks down as a°) 38 solar projects plus storage, representing 54.8 MW, will be paid on average 108.20 € / MWh of electricity supplied; b°) 37 solar-only systems with a total capacity of 44.1 MW will receive an average of €96.20; c°) nine self-consumption installations will receive an average additional premium of €44.10 / MWh.

The minister has also relaxed the commissioning deadlines. She has cancelled her plans to reduce payments to owners of small rooftop photovoltaic systems.

PV Magazine of 2 April

NDLR The award of building lots may satisfy the winners. Only, the bidding conditions are those before the epidemic. Will they be the same in two or three months when the health crisis is over? It is likely that there will be profound changes, some favourable with a drop in panel prices, others unfavourable with the dislocation of teams and sub-contractors. Of course it is difficult to determine what the balance will be.

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