“The beginning of 2009 marked a strong acceleration in EDF-EN’s PV segment,” said Chairman Paris Mouratoglou. He said that close to 100MW in projects were launched during he first half, including several large capacity solar farms in France, Spain and Canada.

“We are already ahead of our 2009 objectives in this segment. As we announced a year ago, the solar segment has become the second engine of EDF-EN’s growth alongside wind energy," Mouratoglou said.

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