In the first half of 2020, France added 379 MW of solar installed capacity

According to French data and statistical research, the country added 379 megawatts of solar capacity
in the first half of 2020 (1H).

France installed 405 MW of solar capacity
in the first half of 2019.
These new installations are mainly concentrated in the south of the
country.
In June 2020, the cumulative installed total in France reached 10.
3 GW.

In the first half of 2020, solar power generation was 6.
7 TWh, up 14%
from 5.
9 TWh in the same period last year.
During the same period, solar power accounted for 3%
of France's total electricity consumption.

According to the data, the country's solar parks generate 10.
2 GW, of which 9.
6 GW
in mainland France.
Among them, small units of less than 9 kW account for 84%
of new installations.
Capacity in pipeline projects increased by 10% to 7.
7 GW, of which 2.
1 GW of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
have been signed.

The development of solar power plants continues in the country, and these are mainly located in the south
of mainland France.
In the first half of 2020, the regions of Nuevo Aquitaine, Ossini, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur accounted for 67%
of new installations.

According to Mercom Capital Research, the country had a total installed capacity of 966 MW in 2019, compared to 862 MW
in 2018, according to data released by French grid operator RTE.
Solar PV generated 11.
6 TWh in 2019, an increase of 8% compared to 2018, and solar energy accounted for 2.
5%
of France's electricity consumption in 2019.
At the end of December 2019, cumulative installations in France reached 9.
9 GW
.

In the fourth phase of the plan, which plans to install 3 GW of solar capacity, France awarded 103 solar projects totaling 720 MW
.
The northern half of France accounts for 35% of the total project volume, of which about 85 MW is in the central Loire Valley and about 77 MW
in the Île-de-France region.