France names 14 winners at first biomass-to-power tender for 2017

France's energy ministry named 14 winning projects following its first tender for biomass-fired electricity generation capacity this year.

The tender, launched a month ago, has attracted 41 bids for a total installed capacity of 156 MW, the ministry said on Tuesday in a press release.

Twelve of the pre-selected 14 winners rely on wood as a feedstock and 2 are biogas-fed. In total, these projects represent an investment of EUR 170 million (USD 183m) which will bring about 480 MWh of renewable-sourced electricity per year.

On average, the winning projects will benefit from a feed-in tariff of EUR 122 per MWh over a period of 20 years.

The list of projects is available on the ministry's website here.

(EUR 1 = USD 1.079 )

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