As of the end of March, the French photovoltaic capacity reached 11.53GW

    According to data from the French Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Statistics and Research (SDES), in the first quarter of 2021, France's new solar photovoltaic installed capacity was 546 MW, a year-on-year increase of 177%. In the first quarter, Solar Powered photovoltaics accounted for 1.4% of France's electricity demand.

    As of the end of March, France's cumulative grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity reached 11.53 GW.

    According to statistics, in the first quarter, France added about 13,300 photovoltaic installations with a total installed capacity of 546 MW. Compared with the first quarter of 2020, only 197 MW of installed solar capacity was added to the grid at that time.

    The government pointed out that part of the increase was due to the connection of larger power plants. 63% of the total capacity comes from installations greater than 250 kilowatts. Among them, New Aquitaine and Occitanie have the largest number of new connections, with a total installed capacity of 180 MW and 110 MW, respectively.