The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) issued a set of rules on 1 August 2011 that outlines the terms and conditions of the new tender process applicable to certain roof-mounted photovoltaic projects in France.

This new tender process is part of a larger scheme to increase by 5,400 megawatts (mw) the solar energy produced in France by 2020. The overall regime can be broken down as follows...