Catherine Pommier, head of innovation at Ad'Occ, an economic development agency in the Occitane region of southern France, revealed at the French Energy Forum (EnerGaïa) that the agency is planning to attract investors to build a solar module factory.

The agency’s goal is to start with an initial production capacity of 2GW and has been established in the Pyrénia industrial area near the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport in the Hautes-Pyrénées province (Tarbes) An area was used as the site of the facility.

Pommier said that Occitane is one of the regions with the highest level of photovoltaic installed capacity in France. The current installed photovoltaic capacity is 2.5GW. It is expected to reach 7GW by 2030 and 15GW by 2050. To achieve these goals, it will be necessary to Establish a complete production ecosystem in the value chain. At present, two Spanish solar glass suppliers and six extruded aluminum manufacturers in Occitane have been identified.

It is reported that France also has a solar module super factory under development, that is, the Norwegian solar module manufacturer REC plans to build heterojunction photovoltaic modules in the eastern part of the ZACEuropole II industrial zone in Hambach near Sarreguemines in the Moselle region of northwestern France. factory.

Occitany is one of the regions with the highest level of installed photovoltaic capacity in France. It is currently 2.5 GW and is expected to reach 7 GW by 2030 and 15 GW by 2050. Pommier concluded, "These goals will require the establishment of a complete production ecosystem across the entire value chain," but he did not disclose more details.