A mega photovoltaic power plant worth 50 million euros on 48 hectares will be built by the end of 2027 in the town of Tavel in Gard. The project partners formalize their request for qualification as a national-scale project.
The Tavel solar power plant project will be located on communal land on the Campey plateau. This project, developed by a public-private group and scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2027, aims to develop, build and operate a ground-mounted solar power plant with a power of 52 MWp.
This power plant must be built in the immediate vicinity of the very high voltage electrical substation managed by RTE, which is a strategic infrastructure of capital importance for the French transport network, and the supply of part of the PACA and Occitanie region is more of 4 million people.
The 48 hectare project will produce 74 GWh/year, cover the electricity supply of more than 47,800 people and avoid the annual emission of 27,300 tonnes of CO2.
The mega power plant will be located to the east of the town – Total Energie visual
A request for inclusion of the Tavel project in the list of national-scale projects for the attention of the Prime Minister was made by the project partners: the municipality of Tavel, the agglomeration of Rhone Gard as well as Vivette Lopez, Laurent Burgoa, Denis Bouad, Senators of Gard, TotalEnergies, the Occitanie Regional Energy and Climate Agency and SEGARD.
“We are all talking about being part of “a better life tomorrow”, having clean energy for us and our children, well here is our project, a major project for the future which will place the Municipality of TAVEL in the best possible place live together tomorrow. This project is a project for the future, a true example of what is achievable when a large international group and a small Gard commune work intelligently together. Climate change is knocking on our doors, we have ways to slow down this catastrophic situation. Our project is an important link in the chain. We are on the verge of transforming the test; no more hesitation, let's all transform this essay. » Municipality of Tavel, Claude Philip, Mayor & Richard Bermond-Gonnet, finance assistant.
“This large-scale project is fully in line with the strategy of decarbonization of our uses and our desire to achieve, in Rhone Gard, carbon neutrality before 2050. Its qualification as a project of national scope is a necessity for the achievement of this ambitious objective, for a sustainable, responsible and exemplary territory. » declares Jean-Christian Rey, president of the Gard Rhone Agglomeration
“The Campey project is a step forward that is both concrete and structuring for the Gard Rhodanien in its quest for decarbonization. This is why SEGARD is carrying out this initiative with determination at the national level, in order to overcome the complexity of the texts to fully concentrate, in partnership, on its virtuous and sustainable added value. » declares Vincent Delorme, Deputy General Director of SEGARD.
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