France deploys 1.4 GW of solar in Q1
France installed 1.4 GW of solar in the first quarter of 2025, bringing its cumulative PV capacity to 23.5 GW by the end of March.
Key takeaways from France’s BePositive trade show
Installers at France’s recent 2025 BePositive trade show embraced storage to boost self-consumption, as new PV tariffs and regulatory shifts are stirring concern among smaller companies.
France releases new FIT rates for PV systems up to 500 kW
France’s new feed-in tariffs (FITs) for February to June 2025 range from €0.0839 ($0.0907)/kWh to €0.1295/kWh, depending on system size.
France extends collective self-consumption to 5 MW
After being exempted from excise duty up to 1 MW just over a month ago, the maximum power threshold for collective self-consumption has been raised from 3 MW to 5 MW in mainland France.
France sharply reduces PV targets in draft energy program
In the latest version of the draft Pluriannual Energy Program, photovoltaic targets have been revised downwards: For 2035, they have been reduced from the 75 GW to 100 GW range to 65 GW to 90 GW. For 2030, the target would be 54 GW, the low end of the 54 GW to 60 GW range submitted for consultation at the end of 2024.
France concludes C&I rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.0982/kWh
The French authorities have concluded a commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop PV tender with an average price of €0.0982 ($0.1067)/kWh. The government allocated 220 MW of PV capacity in total.
In France, future of small-scale solar power producers in limbo
Between the application of the reduced VAT and the retroactive reduction in solar subsidies, a delay of eight months could spell disaster for the small-scale self-consumption power plant sector. The GPPEP, which defends these individual producers, warns of the risks for households wishing to equip themselves, but also for those with already installed systems who could find themselves without a contact for maintenance or repair of their installations. pv magazine France spoke with Joël Mercy, president of the association.
Edilians supplies France’s largest solar terracotta tile roof project
To respect the architectural harmony of the northern French commune of Rives-en-Seine, a municipal technical services building, located not far from a former 17th-century convent, underwent renovation work during which a 1,200 m2 roof of PV tiles was installed.
French self-consumption collective going against tide
A citizen’s collective in the western French seaside town of Les Sables d’Olonne has initiated a highly original self-consumption operation, seeking to bring together a majority of small-scale residential producers to supply local consumers.
France plans to slash feed-in tariffs for rooftop PV up to 500 kW
The French PV sector has reacted vehemently against the proposed provisions with claims they could completely halt the rooftop PV business.
