Midi-Pyrénées, a region with high potential for the development of your photovoltaic project

• An attractive region for salar power :

  
  France’s largest land area : 45,348 km², bigger than Belgium, Denmark or Switzerland

   

   

  A significant agricultural area: 239,000 hectares of fallow agricultural land, representing 9% of France’s fallow farmland

  2,541,000 hectares of farmland in use

  Source Agreste 2008

   

  

   

  Solar farm projects in the region: in the Lot (south of Cahors, 12 ha/5.43 MW), in the Ariège (Daumazan sur-Arize, 35 ha/10MW), in the Tarn (Castres, 40 ha), in the Gers (Ordan-Larroque, 20 ha, Saint-Clar, Miradoux) 
   

• One of the sunniest regions in France :

  
  An average of 2.200 to 2.500 hours of sunshine a year ie 10% over national average.
  An average yield of 1.300 kWh/m2/year solar energy produced from panels.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

• A commited territory :

  - Leading French region for residential solar water heating
  13,547 subsidized solar water heaters at the end of 2008

  
  

  - Leading French region for Agenda 21 projects adopted (71) - Agenda 21 in the Midi-Pyrénées Region involves 54 actions including installation of photovoltaic systems in secondary schools, a “solar photovoltaic” call for projects, and an “economic subsidized housing” call for projects

  
  

  - 216 Qualiv PV certified installers