Recently, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition has completed the 9th round of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) tendering. This tendering round falls under the framework of the 6th multi-year energy plan (PPE2). Originally, 400MW was planned to be tendered, but ultimately, only 54 projects with a combined installed capacity of 220.3MW were awarded. Among these projects, 13 have an installed capacity of over 5MW, while the rest are between 500kW and 5MW. The projects will be installed on buildings, agricultural photovoltaic greenhouses, shading structures, and agricultural photovoltaic shading structures.

Due to the decline in photovoltaic module prices, the winning bid price for this round was lower than the previous one. The average winning bid price was €98.2/MWh ($107/MWh), a 1.7% decrease from the previous round's €99.95/MWh. This is also the lowest winning bid price since the 3rd round of bidding.

According to data from Finergreen, 62% of the awarded capacity is located in northern France. Projects have been awarded in all regions of France, with Hauts-de-France region topping the list with 55.2MW. Other major regions include CentreVal-de-Loire region with 30.9MW and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with 27.7MW.

In terms of winning companies, Urbasolar leads with a scale of 40.9MW, by UNITe (38.8MW) and GLP (20.9MW).

The French government will continue to offer 400MW capacity in the 10th round of rooftop photovoltaic tenders, with the bidding application deadline set for March 28, 2025. It is worth noting that previously, the French Ministry of Industry and Energy announced that as of February 1, 2025, incentives for rooftop photovoltaic projects under 500kW will be reduced, which may affect the investment returns of future small-scale rooftop photovoltaic projects.

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