TotalEnergies lets loose 55MW French solar
- Gien project is the fossil fuel gamer's largest PV plan in its home market
TotalEnergies has commissioned its largest solar project in France, the 55MW Gien website in Lorient.
The home town programmer claimed the project comprises 126,000 solar panels topped 75 hectares.
The plant (envisioned) will produce around 64 GWh each year, comparable to the yearly electrical power consumption of 38,000 people.
It was financed partially making use of a participative financing system including website neighbours.
TotalEnergies groups will run and preserve the plant locally throughout its 30-year operating life expectancy.
Country manager Thierry Muller said: "TotalEnergies once again verifies its dedication to the advancement of renewable energies in partnership with the areas. I would like to say thanks to all of the project stakeholders who assisted create our biggest solar farm in France.
" This commissioning contributes to France's energy shift as well as is a more step in the direction of our goal of reaching 4 GW of renewable generation capacity by 2025. It reinforces our commitment to be a significant gamer in renewable resource in France."