The Bollene photovoltaic facility, which has a generating capacity of 4MWp, comprises of 17600 solar panels and covers a surface of ten hectares.
The renewable electricity generated by the power plant is expected to serve the annual electricity consumption of close to 1,450 households.
INEO, a subsidiary of GDF Suez, provided assistance for solar generating facility.
GDF Suez chairman and CEO Gerard Mestrallet said the development illustrates the know-how of Compagnie Nationale du Rhone and of the company across all renewable energy technologies in France.
