The extra onshore capacity means France had almost 11GW of wind in operation by the end of June.

However, the installation rate, in line with the target set as part of the government's energy transition legislation of adding 1GW of new capacity each year, will need to be ramped up by around 50%, if France is to reach its planned 15GW milestone in 2018 and 24GW by 2023.

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