In 2025, France set another record for PV deployment, installing around 7.4 GW DC (6.1 GW AC) of new photovoltaic capacity, surpassing the previous record of 6 GW set in 2024.
Key highlights from the report:
- A record 7.4 GW DC of new PV capacity was connected in 2025, bringing cumulative installed capacity to approximately 37.6 GW DC (31.3 GW AC). Solar also became France’s largest renewable electricity source by installed capacity, generating 37 TWh and covering 7.3% of national electricity consumption.
- Module prices stabilised at historically low levels, with average prices falling to €0.07–0.14/Wp. Residential system prices declined significantly to around €1.55/W, while utility-scale system prices fell to approximately €0.72/W, reflecting continued cost reductions despite temporary supply constraints early in the year.
- Corporate PPAs slowed further in 2025. Only 21 CPPAs were announced, down from 33 in 2024, while PV-specific agreements fell from 19 to seven contracts. Lower wholesale electricity prices and increasing solar cannibalisation reduced the attractiveness of long-term solar PPAs for buyers.
- Policy changes reshaped the market. The revised S21 support framework removed the full-export option for residential systems below 9 kW, significantly reduced self-consumption incentives and export tariffs, and replaced the open-access feed-in tariff for 100–500 kW systems with a simplified competitive tender scheme.
- After a three-year delay, France published its PPE 3 energy plan in February 2026, setting photovoltaic targets of 48 GW AC by 2030 and 55–80 GW AC by 2035.
