Eric Besson, France’s minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, officially opened the new photovoltaic facility in Bollène in France on Friday, September 16.

Totalling 4 MWp of power generation capacity, the Bollène photovoltaic facility has 17600 solar panels and covers a surface of 10 hectares. The renewable energy output corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of close to 1,450 households (excluding heating). The plant was built by GDF Suez.   

At the official opening,Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, commented: “I’m here to express my support to the development of renewable energy in France, I’m glad that we can now rely on an incentive mechanism, that will foster solar energy development in the long run, thanks to a competitive industry. The new tender offer whose requirements where officially published yesterday will enable us to pursue this impetus.”