France: Cumulative PV installed capacity exceeds 15GW in the first half of 2022

    According to the latest data from the French Ministry of Ecological Change, in the first half of this year, France's cumulative installed photovoltaic Power Solar Generator capacity reached 15.1 GW, of which 14.5 GW was located in France.

    The French Ministry of Ecological Change said new PV systems with a total capacity of 1,098 MW were connected to the French grid in the first half of 2022, down sharply from 1,534 MW last year. About 607 MW of total capacity was commissioned in the first quarter and 491 MW in the second quarter.

    It is understood that factories with an output of more than 250 kilowatts account for about 51% of the new installed capacity, and photovoltaic systems with an output power of less than 9 kilowatts account for 13% of the new installed capacity. In the first half of this year, solar power generation reached 9.6 TWh, a 32% increase from the same period in 2021.

    Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur accounted for 65% of the total expansion in the first half of 2022, these are the regions with the highest installed capacity, accounting for 66% of the cumulative total PV capacity in France as of the end of June %.