French renewable company Voltalia has been awarded 70 megawatts of new wind projects in France.
This consists of two projects that Voltalia presented at the seventh call for tenders, launched by the French government. The first project, known as Rives Charentaises, is located in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region, and the second project, known as Laignes, is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region.
The Rives Charentaises project consists of 19 wind turbines, totaling 38 megawatts of installed capacity with 14 megawatts winner of the last call for tenders (20-year power sales agreement), which comes on top of 24 megawatts eligible for the regulated tariff (20 years). Crowdfunding solutions would allow local citizens to invest in the project, especially to finance the final studies before the start of construction.
The Laignes project is made of 10 wind turbines totaling 32.4 megawatts of installed capacity, with 14.4 megawatts winner of the last call for tender
