Neoen Signed PPA with SNCF Energie for 139 MWp of solar energy

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Neoen and SNCF Energie have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 139 MWp Le Couret agrisolar farm in Haute-Vienne, France.

The solar farm will combine renewable electricity production with sheep farming. The solar farm to be installed is designed to enable cohabitation and to safeguard animal well-being. The project includes a farmhouse, hay barn/shearing area and sheepfold for the farmer’s use. 

Under the agreement, SNCF Energie, the branch of SNCF Voyageurs for the supply of green energy for trains. The electricity produced at Le Couret will cover the equivalent of the annual supply for the high-speed Paris-Marseille line. The project, which follows Neoen’s develop-to-own model, will be France’s largest solar park operating under a PPA with SNCF. The solar project has been granted the required authorisations and its connection to the grid is secured. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with commissioning to follow in 2028. 

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