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EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions a 56 MWp solar power plant in Massangis

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the Massangis solar power plant, with an installed capacity of 56 MWp, in the Burgundy region.

Located in the Yonne department, the Massangis photovoltaic power plant is equipped with around 700,000 new generation photovoltaic panels, called “thin film”, produced by First Solar. It produces the equivalent of the electricity consumption of around 26,000 inhabitants and avoids the emission of around 4,300 tonnes of CO2 per year.

A project started in 2010, this plant was developed and built by EDF EN France and commissioned in successive phases since spring 2012. Its operation and maintenance will be ensured by EDF EN Services, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles.

The commissioning of the Massangis photovoltaic power plant completes the EDF Energies Nouvelles production fleet in France.

About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.

Press ContactsManon of Cassini-Hérail ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.48.22 ▪ e-mail: manon.decassini-herail@edf-en.com
Clarisse Placidoux ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.49.46 ▪ e-mail: clarisse.placidoux@edf-en.com