France - Electricity

Description

The call for tenders concerns the construction and operation of electricity production facilities located in mainland France that use photovoltaic, hydroelectric or mechanical wind energy. In accordance with Article L. 311-12 of the Energy Code, the successful applicants designated by the Minister in charge of energy benefit from a contract for additional remuneration for the electricity produced, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 311-13-2 to L. 311-13-4 of the Energy Code and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the specifications document.
Installations not eligible for a purchase contract under an order mentioned in Article R. 314-12 of the Energy Code and which are:- ground-based photovoltaic installations, or;- photovoltaic installations on buildings, greenhouses, hangars or shaded areas (referred to as "photovoltaic installations on buildings" in the following), or;- hydroelectric installations, or;- wind power installations.For ground-mounted photovoltaic installations, an additional condition of eligibility for the present call for tenders is that their Power is between 500 kWp and 30 mWp for projects on land corresponding to cases 1 and 2 of paragraph 2.For photovoltaic installations on buildings, installations with a peak power strictly greater than 500 kWp are eligible.For hydroelectric installations, an additional condition of eligibility for this call for tenders is that the installations must be new installations, with an installed power greater than or equal to 1 mW, which are not subject to the system of hydraulic concessions in application of article L. 511-5 of the Energy Code, nor included in the perimeter of an existing hydraulic concession, and correspond to one of the following two families:1. Family 1: facilities set up on new sites, with an installed capacity greater than or equal to 1 mWFacilities eligible for this family are those that meet all of the following conditions:- new hydroelectric facilities with new water intake structures;- facilities that do not provide for the operation of water intake structures located on sections of watercourses classified in the list mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article L. 214-17 of the Environmental Code;2. Family 2: installations equipping existing weirs, with an installed capacity greater than or equal to 1 MWThe installations eligible for this family are those that meet all of the following conditions:- new hydroelectric installations with existing water intake structures;- when the installation is located on watercourses classified in the lists mentioned in 1o of I. when the installation is located on watercourses classified in the lists mentioned in 1o. of article L. 214-17 of the environmental code, installations with ichtyo-compatible turbines, or if it is demonstrated that such turbines cannot be installed, ichtyo-compatible water intakes.The cumulative power demand is divided into application periods, spread over five years.

Opportunity closing date

31 July 2026

Value of contract

to be confirmed