French distribution network operator Enedis reported 1,507 MW of new PV capacity connected to the electricity grid in the third quarter of 2025, of which 82 MW was equipped with storage.
Combined with 1,407 MW connected in the first quarter and 1,358 MW in the second, total new capacity reached 4,272 MW in the first nine months of 2025.
The figures reflect a slight year-on-year decline compared to 2024, when 3,374 MW had already been connected in the same period. Enedis noted that 2024 ended with a record 4.6 GW of new PV capacity added to the network.
On September 30, 212 MW was connected to the low-voltage grid under 36 kW, of which 13 MW with storage. Another 85 MW was connected in the range from 36 kW to 100 kW, 611 MW between 100 kW and 250 kW, and 599 MW to the high-voltage grid, of which 69 MW linked to storage.
By type of use, 1,163 MW was intended for full grid injection, 315 MW for self-consumption with surplus injection and 29 MW for self-consumption only. France’s cumulative installed PV capacity stood at 24.85 GW at the end of June 2025.
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