France Added 601MW Of Photovoltaic Installations In The First Quarter

On June 12, according to the French Ecological Transformation Ministry report, in the January-March quarter of this year, France has about 601MW of new photovoltaic installed projects connected to the grid. As of the end of March, France's cumulative installed PV capacity reached 17.15GW.

By the end of March 2023, France's cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity reached 17.15 GW. In the first quarter of this year, the regions of Nueva Aquitaine, Auvergne Rhene Alpes, Provence Alpes-Cote d 'Azur and Greater Eastern accounted for 63% of all new capacity connected to the grid. Several regions have the highest installed capacity in France, accounting for more than 73% of France's cumulative electricity generation at the end of March.

At the same time, the total capacity of solar projects in line for grid connection has increased by 40 percent to 18.5GW since the beginning of the year, including 4.4GW of signed grid connection agreements.