The actors of the photovoltaic sector are destabilized

In september 2010 the French authorities decided to cut both the compulsory purchase prices of electricity and the tax incentive that was allowed to particulars setting a photovoltaic unit in their home. These 2 measures followed another decrease in the electricity purchase price that occurred in the beginning of 2010. According to the syndicate of renewable energies these measures have come too early. In some projects involving the installation of solar panels on large industrial roofs the decrease of the electricity purchase price reaches 40% which puts in danger the profitability of the project. The French authorities say that now the purchase tariffs are similar in France and Germany. It would have been better to allow similar profitability in France and Germany for equivalent projects. This similarity in profitability would have implied higher purchase tariffs in France because constraints in the buildings are more important in France than in Germany particularly in terms of insurance. (A.C.)