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EDF Group France Announced Unprecedented 30GW Solar Energy Development Plan

EDF Group recently announced plans to build a 30GW solar power plant project in France from its subsidiary EDF Energies Nouvelles between 2020 and 2035.

The EDF Group is responsible for providing energy and services to about 37.1 million customers, of whom 26.2 million are in France. Group's 2016 consolidated sales of 71 billion euros.

In a statement on the EDF Solar Power Plan, the company said that as of June 30, 2017, the French installed capacity was 7.4GW and the planned number was four times this figure.

It is estimated that during the construction phase, EDF's plan will create thousands of jobs in France. The company pursues the goal of "a positive rate of expansion." The company will also use its land asset portfolio to build solar projects near nuclear power plants, recover industrial wasteland or demolished sites, or build floating photovoltaic plants on hydroelectric sites. EDF will also work with public authorities to identify suitable small plots for the construction of new solar facilities.

EDF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Lévy said that "the unprecedented scale of the solar power program is a real turning point in the development of the company's installed capacity for solar energy, an example of the strategic goals of the Group for 2030. 2030 Strategic Goal for 2015 Initiated and planned to double its renewable energy installed capacity by 2030. The EDF has developed a new road map for renewable energy for the next 15 years. "

Antoine Cahuzac, executive chairman and chairman and chief executive officer of EDF Energies Nouvelles Inc. Renewables Group, said: "This is another addition to our expansion plan for wind power and hydropower installed capacity, further demonstrating our commitment to energy transformation."