Solar photovoltaic client case study – Reunion Island Airport Roland Garros
Réunion Roland-Garros airport, locally known as Gillot, is the main airport on Réunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean.
Project context
Réunion Airport Roland Garros has committed to begin its transition to renewable energy and aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. It has chosen GreenYellow to help it achieve its environmental objectives. With 4,095 panels installed on 11 shaded areas, the equivalent of 2 soccer fields, GreenYellow is leading the project for the largest self-consumption power plant in the French overseas departments and territories.
This project is part of Airport Roland Garros’s drive to accelerate its energy transition by harnessing solar power.
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Project highlights
- Supporting the airport’s transition to renewable energies and aiming for a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
- Developing the largest self-consumption power plant in France’s overseas territories
- Large-scale shading systems: 4,095 panels installed in 11 shading areas
- Self-consumption
- Work with local SMEs (construction + maintenance)
- Contributing to the region’s resilience
- Protection of parked cars – Additional service for users
- Type of contract: EPC | SOLAR CARPORT
- Number of sites: 1
- Start of contract: August 2020
Project key figures
1.3 MWp
installed capacity
2.2 GWh
Annual production
1,600 tons
CO2 emissions avoided
0%
client investment
Avoided carbon emissions equivalent to
+6,300
trees planted
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