Engie, Volkswagen France release 20MW solar carpark

• Installment will take 22 months

Engie has started mounting a 20MW solar carpark system at Volkswagen Group France's headquarters in Aisne.

The solar PV shielding will provide cover for the group's automobile fleet of 6500 automobiles.

Engie Green protected was effectively granted two 10MW projects in 2020 as well as 2021 in calls for tenders launched by the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

The installment work has begun and will certainly last 22 months.

Engie Green is funding the project in full, with an investment of around EUR20m as well as will certainly operate the centers for 32 years.

The power created will certainly be fed into the Enedis network.

Xavier Chardon, chairman of the management board of Volkswagen Group France, said: "This enthusiastic project to cover our Villers-Cotterets fleet with solar shades is totally in line with the Volkswagen Group's New Auto approach, with the goal of aim of decarbonising our tasks, whether during the production as well as use our automobiles, but likewise through activities utilizing renewable energies."