EDP Renewables (ELI:EDPR) on Wednesday announced it has started generating electricity from a 5-MWp solar park in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, its first photovoltaic (PV) plant in the country.
Situated in the town of Neuilly-sur-Suize in Haute-Marne department, the solar farm is equipped with more than 8,500 bifacial panels, the installation of which commenced in the first quarter of the year. Their annual output is estimated to be enough to meet the electricity demand of around 1,200 homes and mitigate over 2,500 tonnes of caborn dioxide (CO2) emissions.
The Neuilly project was developed by EDP Renewables and its Germany-based subsidiary Kronos Solar EDPR. It was realised as part of EDP Renewables’ solar deployment programme in France, where it owns more than 200 MW of operational PV parks and is managing an additional 388 MW for clients. The company is currently working on the development of 330 MWp across several locations.
France aims to more than double its renewable power capacity by 2035, targeting between 75 GW and 100 GW of installed solar power capacity, with 54 GW-60 GW to be pursued by the end of the decade
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