The Commission de Régulation de l’Énergie (CRE) announced on Tuesday the modification of the specifications for photovoltaic electricity production projects in Corsica, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Reunion, Martinique and Mayotte. The goal is to accelerate the deployment of 212 MW of renewable energy in these non-interconnected zones (ZNI).
Objective of the update
The update of the specifications aims to take into account the increase in raw material and transportation costs as well as the increase in interest rates for project developers.
On the same day, the French Parliament definitively adopted the law to accelerate renewable energies, in response to the energy crisis and the climate emergency. The goal is to increase solar energy production tenfold to 100 GW and to deploy 50 offshore wind farms to reach 40 GW by 2050.
Non-interconnected areas
The ZNI also include Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna as well as New Caledonia and the Ponant and Chausey islands, and are governed by specific legislation. On average, renewable energies will cover 32% of the electricity mix in 2021 (compared to 29% in 2020), but the rate of development remains “insufficient” according to the CRE.
