French Energy Ministry plans a bidding procedure for 3,000 MW of PV power facilities. Minister Segolene Royal is looking for six tenders with 500 MW of capacity each. The PV facilities of a capacity of 0.5 MW to 17 MW will be built between 2017 and 2020.
The country wants to increase solar power capacity from 6.7 GW to 10.2 GW by 2018 and to 20.2 GW by 2023.
http://www.photon.info/en/news/france-announce-tender-3-gw-pv-power-plants
http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Mise-en-oeuvre-de-la-transition.html