France – Solar energy – Appel d’offres portant sur la réalisation et l’exploitation d’installations de production d’électricité à partir de l’énergie solaire «centrales au sol»

This open call for tenders (notice version 1, updating previous notice 190628-2025) concerns the construction and operation of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations in mainland France, with a minimum capacity of 500 kWc (up to 30 MWc for certain land types). The tender is divided into application periods over five years, with 300 MW reserved per period for small projects (<5 MWc and >500m apart). Successful bidders receive a contract for difference (complément de rémunération) for the electricity produced. The buyer is the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, supported by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). The estimated value is not stated, and detailed award criteria are only available in the procurement documents.