The EDF Group – through its subsidiary EDF Energies Nouvelles – aims to develop and build solar plants in France totaling 30 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity between 2020 and 2035, the group announced on Monday.
EDF Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy said in a statement that the solar power plan is of an unparalleled scale and marks a real turning point in EDF’s development of solar power capacity.
'It is a concrete illustration of the goals outlined in the Group’s CAP 2030 strategy, which was initiated in 2015 and aim to double the group’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030,' he said.
'EDF now has a new roadmap in renewables for the next fifteen years,' he added.
As at 30 June 2017, France had 7.4GW of installed solar capacity out of which 1 MW accounted for 5 to 10 jobs during the construction period.
The group also intends to invest in other renewables development initiatives in France and worldwide.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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