France’s Decree 2025-498: context for solar tracker projects
Understand the scope of Falco Solar’s French Decree 2025-498 article and why project eligibility and local permissions require separate verification.
The French source article discusses Decree No. 2025-498 and its relevance to photovoltaic projects. This English-language overview concerns France only; it does not describe planning rules for the UK, Germany or another country.
A French regulatory reference
Decree No. 2025-498 of 5 June 2025 modifies French energy-code provisions concerning thresholds for purchase obligations and additional remuneration. Its meaning must be read with the full official text, associated provisions and the characteristics of the proposed installation.
A translated company article is an introduction to the topic, not the authoritative version of the law. Use Légifrance to retrieve the official text and its applicable version.
What the reference does not establish
Using a solar tracker does not automatically provide planning approval, a grid connection, support eligibility or an exemption from other requirements. Agricultural use and protected land may raise separate questions.
Do not transfer the treatment of one French case study to another parcel or to an installation abroad.
Prepare the project-specific questions
Document the location, capacity, height, module movement, foundations and actual land use. Identify the competent planning authority and network operator and ask which procedures apply.
The planning preparation checklist organises these inputs. The agrivoltaics guide explains why product design and legal classification must be assessed separately.
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