France's Voltalia indicators 16 MW solar PPA with store Decathlon

• Voltalia has authorized a 16 MW solar-based company power purchase agreement with retailer Decathlon France, the French renewable resource company claimed Nov. 3.

No price was put on the bargain. French solar PPA prices quoted by system LevelTen for Q3 2020 (25th percentile) were seen at Eur45/MWh ($58.35/ MWh), up from Eur44.56/ MWh in Q2.

The contract relates to a Voltalia solar farm project in southeast France, to be appointed in 2023. Manufacturing is estimated at 26 GWh/year, around 15% of Decathalon's annual French power consumption.

"Developing renewable resource is among Decathlon's significant approaches for lowering our carbon effect. This first PPA open up new horizons for our whole team," claimed the business's sustainable growth manager Pierre Fahy.

The PPA complies with various other initiatives in France, Belgium and also Spain in between Decathlon and Voltalia subsidiary Helexia, which specializes in solar roofs and energy performance.

In 2008, Decathlon signed up to the international system RE100, promising to use 100% eco-friendly electrical power by 2026. The dedication consists of all the sporting activity shop's retail as well as logistic sites worldwide.

It has actually already gotten to 100% renewables in France through the acquisition of Guarantees of Origin, it claimed.

Meanwhile 10 of its French stores have actually currently been fitted with color structures on car parks as well as solar rooftops created by Helexia. It targets 80 Decathlon sites with such centers by 2026. In all the company has more than 1,600 sites worldwide.