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Conergy builds plants totalling 4.6 MW in South of France
Conergy have completed two orders for installations in La Fare-les-Oliviers, a village near Aix-en-Provence in the South of France. Conergy constructed a 4.5 MW solar park in the southeast of the village for a local grid operator and energy provider, expanded its strategic partnerships. Additionally Conergy realised two carport plants totaling 100 kilowatt capacity for the village, which will simultaneously provide shade for 56 cars in the summer heat of the Provence.
Conergy acted as main contractor for this 4.5 megawatt solar power plant for investor UEM, the grid operator and power utility company of the city of Metz. UEM has mandated Conergy both with the planning and engineering of the power plant as well as with the construction, the supply of the components and the subsequent maintenance and operational management of the 9.5 hectare solar park. Since completion of the construction work in May, 18,000 Conergy "P Series" modules are producing some 6,500 megawatt hours of clean solar power every year. This is enough to supply more than 1,800 homes in the Provence.
An official ceremony takes place on 17 June, during which representatives of Conergy and UEM and the village mayor of La Fare-les-Oliviers will inaugurate the plant.
"With its decision to increase both, market volume and subsidies, the government has given a boost to the solar sector," said Philippe Pflieger, Managing Director of Conergy in France. "Although the economic situation in this country remains tense, we believe that these steps will restore a good outlook for solar energy in our country. But the competitive pressure remains high. That makes it all the more pleasing that both energy providers and local authorities are putting their trust in our high-quality solar systems and that we were able to secure not just one but two important orders under these circumstances."
