Photovoltaic energy in France
General
France plans to meet the binding target imposed by
Directive 2009/28/EC without resorting to the cooperation mechanisms
permitting a part of the renewable energy production efforts to be made
via another member country (statistical transfer or joint projects) or
via a country that is not a member of the European Union (joint
projects). However, France has reaffirmed its commitment in favour of
the Mediterranean Solar Plan (MSP). This plan may lead it to put in
place cooperation mechanisms (joint projects) with non-member
Mediterranean rim countries. In this case, the contribution of
additional renewable energies would permit France to exceed its target
of 23% of energy produced from renewable resources in the gross final
energy consumption in 2020. The ten-year estimation being an exercise
subject to numerous uncertainties, it is difficult to estimate to what
extent France will be able to use the cooperation mechanisms in the
context of the MSP. Therefore this national action plan does not fix a
target superior to the 23% target imposed by Directive 2009/28/EC and
does not take into account the contribution of renewable energies via
one or more joint projects with Mediterranean rim countries.
Regarding
photovoltaics, the new support scheme (Decree of 4th March 2011) aims
to balance the increased cost to consumers of electricity, the balanced
development of a competitive industrial sector for export and improving
energy and environmental performance.
It provides a target for new projects of 500 MW per year for the next
few years. This target will be reviewed in mid 2012 and will be revised
upwards to 800 MW. Given the ongoing projects, the development
prospects for 2011 and 2012 are supported and evaluated between 1000
and 1500 MW per year, or more than the amount installed in 2009 (300
MW) and 2010 (700 MW).
On these bases, the objectives of the Grenelle Environment Forum will
be largely outdated compared to the original target (1 100 MW combined
in 2012 and 5400 MW in 2020). The requirements will be increased on
environmental quality and industrial projects including integration of
recycling obligations at end of life and dismantling after the summer
2011 and the obligation to provide an analysis of life cycle from 1
January 2012. Projects outside the residential facilities will also
provide a bank statement to prove the sustainability and serious
projects.
Facility Type Rate
initial purchase made in the new device Residential Building integration [0-9kW] 46 c€/
kWh [9-36kW] 40.3 c€/ kWh Simplified integration to building [0-36 kW] 30.35 c€/ kWh [36-100 kW] 28.83 c€/ kWh Education or health Building integration [0-9kW] 40.6 c€ / kWh [9-36kW] 40.6 c€/ kWh Simplified integration to building [0-36kW] 30.35 c€/ kWh [36-100kW] 28.83 c€/ kWh Other Buildings Building integration [0-9kW] 35.2 c€/ kWh Simplified integration to building [0-36kW] 30.35 c€/ kWh [36-100kW] 28.83 c€/ kWh Any installation [0-12 MW] 12.00 c€/ kWh Category Eligible installation Annual target Regulatory tool 1. Residential
Roofing Facilities on residential buildings, building-integrated, low power (<9kWc and <36kWc) [100-100] MW Tariff reviews
each quarter 2. Roofing nonresidential A. Installations on non-residential building-integrated, low power (<36kWc) [80-100] MW Tariff reviews
each quarter B. Installations on buildings, integrated simplified built, small and big power (36 to 100 kWp) C. Installations on buildings, integrated simplified built, small and big power (100 to 250 kWp) [100-150] MW Tender simplifies D. Installations on buildings, integrated simplified built, high power (> 250 kWp) [0-20] MW Tender 3. Central Ground Ground facilities [150-200] MW Tender
[100-100] MW
Future programme
changes expected
Sources
- Decree of 4 March 2011 laying down the terms for
buying electricity from plants using radiant energy from the sun as
referred to in 3 of Article 2 of Decree No. 2000-1196 of December 6,
2000
- http://www.cler.info/
- National action plan for the promotion of
renewable energies 2009-2020 In accordance with Article 4 of European
Union Directive 2009/28/EC
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update: March 2011