France has awarded 948 MW of ground-mounted solar PV capacity in the sixth tender round of its PPE2 (Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie) programme, surpassing the 925 MW initially offered. The auction saw an average tariff of €79.28/MWh, making a 3% reduction from the previous round and continuing a steady decline in solar costs.
The awarded capacity is distributed across 120 projects, ranging in size from 1 MW to 35 MW. Among the regions, Nouvelle Aquitaine secured the largest share with 333 MW, followed by Centre-Val de Loire (194 MW) and Occitanie (110 MW). This round’s results are nearly on par with the fifth tender, which awarded 911.5 MW.
France is set to continue its solar momentum with the next tender round offering 925 MW, scheduled for December 2024. In addition to solar, the eighth PPE2 tender for onshore wind allocated 755 MW across 48 projects, achieving an average tariff of €87.92/MWh, consistent with the previous round.
