Neoen is announcing that it has been awarded projects with combined capacity of 43MW in the invitation to bid for ground-based photovoltaic plants held recently by the French government.
This capacity is spread across five projects wholly owned by Neoen. The five successful projects are located in the French départements of Charente, Indre-et-Loire, HauteGaronne, and Landes for two of them.
They are all planned on brownfield sites and will thus help to revitalize former quarries and industrial wasteland with tight restrictions on other potential reuses and regeneration options. The new solar plants are due to enter service in 2021.
Xavier Barbaro, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neoen, commented: "These results provide another evidence of Neoen's leadership in France where – with impressive regularity – we rank among the leading winners of government-held calls for tenders. We wish to thank the local officials and partners who have been persuaded by the benefits of working with us and placed their trust in us to develop these photovoltaic projects. We are keeping the rapid pace of our development momentum, building new projects in France and cementing our position as a leading independent operator."