France has awarded a combined 706 MW in wind and solar capacity through two renewables tenders. The first tender was for the construction of three offshore wind farms off Brittany, with another one to be built on land near Saint-Nazaire. The schemes will jointly increase France's existing renewable capacity by 3%.
France has awarded a combined 706 MW in wind and solar capacity through two renewables tenders. The country's environment ministry awarded 576 MW of onshore wind capacity to 20 projects at an average price of €66.50 ($73.28) per MWh, while 268 solar bids totalling 130 MW were approved at an average price of €97.48/MWh. The schemes will jointly increase France's existing renewable capacity by 3%.