Solar energy: Utility power plant and distributed solar power generation – Total

TotalEnergies continues to expand across the entire renewable energy value chain based on an integrated approach. We design and finance photovoltaic solar plants, and build and operate them as well. In a four-year time span, our renewable power generation capacity increased by more than tenfold, from 0.7 GW in 2017 to 10 GW in 2021. The growth was led by an acceleration in renewable energy projects in 2020, including over 2,000 megawatts of solar assets in operation in India, more than 5,000 megawatts of solar projects in Spain and an 800-megawatt solar farm in Qatar.

Among solar’s many advantages is the ability to distribute power generation to as close to consumers as possible. We are supporting this paradigm shift by developing distributed photovoltaic solutions, including rooftop systems for residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as solar carports. Our SunPower affiliate, for example, is today one of the leading distributed generation companies in the United States, in both the commercial and residential segments. We also install these systems at our own sites. With nearly 2,700 of our service stations equipped with solar panels at end 2021 (target: 5,000), this program has enabled us to develop expertise that can be useful for customers wishing to adopt a multi-site approach in one or more countries.