Neoen Unveils France's Largest Solar Park at Military Site

• Neoen SA shines bright with the largest solar park in Aube department, powering 25,000 residents with renewable energy. A true green transformation on a former military airfield.

French renewables company Neoen SA has opened a 42.7-MWp solar park in Romilly-sur-Seine, France, making it the largest solar power generation site in the Aube department. The park, built on a former military airfield, consists of 78,500 panels expected to cover the annual electricity consumption of around 25,000 residents, including heating. The project was completed in about a year, with Bouygues Energies & Services as the EPC contractor.

Neoen won the Romilly-sur-Seine project in a tender for ground-mounted PV capacity organized by the French Energy Regulatory Commission in 2021. This project is part of a larger portfolio of nine projects totaling 130.3 MWp that were successful in the competitive round, with Romilly-sur-Seine being the largest in terms of installed capacity.

What company opened the largest solar power site in Aube department, France?

• Neoen SA, a French renewables company, opened the largest solar power site in the Aube department, France
• The 42.7-MWp solar park is located in Romilly-sur-Seine on a former military airfield
• The park consists of 78,500 panels and is expected to cover the annual electricity consumption of around 25,000 residents, including heating
• Bouygues Energies & Services served as the EPC contractor for the project
• Neoen won the Romilly-sur-Seine project in a tender for ground-mounted PV capacity organized by the French Energy Regulatory Commission in 2021
• The project is part of a larger portfolio of nine projects totaling 130.3 MWp that were successful in the competitive round, with Romilly-sur-Seine being the largest in terms of installed capacity.