EU approves France's plan to replace nuclear plant with 300 MW of PV

The European Commission said the subsidy scheme to be adopted for the project is in line with the EU state aid rules. The 40-year old Fessenheim nuclear plant has faced several safety issues over the decades.The European Commission has given the green light to a tender mechanism the French government has conceived to enable the construction of solar plants with 300 MW of capacity at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant - the country's oldest. The commission said the project selected through the tender will receive a premium tariff under a 20-year contract, and the tender's budget is approximately ...

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