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Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in France: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 496 supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy through award notices on TED; the 132 of them that state a value (26.6%) add up to €408 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €2.93 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2716, 2844 and 2612; all buyers, not only public ones), down 31.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 167 companies have won 1,254 public supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in France, in 402 award notices from 364 public buyers.
  • 99.4% of these awards went to companies registered in France; the most frequent foreign origin is Spain.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 50.8% of all awards.
  • 15.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in France — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €486 billion in 2025, 16.2% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in France", https://cresques.com/markets/fr/093-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
167
since November 2023
Award notices
402
on TED
Public buyers
364
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€2.9B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in France: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
1.3K
in 402 award notices
Awarded value
€2.2B
from 24% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
167
with at least one award
Public buyers
364
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 45545520242025: 49649620252026: 3033032026
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Contracts awarded by year
2024455
2025496
2026303
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €158.2M€158.2M20242025: €408.3M€408.3M20252026: €1.7B€1.7B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€158.2M
2025€408.3M
2026€1.7B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration763
    Cities, regions and central administration: 763
  2. Housing and community amenities112
    Housing and community amenities: 112
  3. Economic affairs75
    Economic affairs: 75
  4. Hospitals and health services74
    Hospitals and health services: 74
  5. Environment and waste53
    Environment and waste: 53
  6. Gas and heat utilities47
    Gas and heat utilities: 47
  7. Water utilities34
    Water utilities: 34
  8. Culture, sport and religion33
    Culture, sport and religion: 33
  9. Other63
    Other: 63
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration763
Housing and community amenities112
Economic affairs75
Hospitals and health services74
Environment and waste53
Gas and heat utilities47
Water utilities34
Culture, sport and religion33
Other63
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Rhône-Alpes154
    FRK2
    Rhône-Alpes: 154
  2. Ile de France149
    FR10
    Ile de France: 149
  3. Alsace129
    FRF1
    Alsace: 129
  4. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur77
    FRL0
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 77
  5. Centre — Val de Loire76
    FRB0
    Centre — Val de Loire: 76
  6. Lorraine69
    FRF3
    Lorraine: 69
  7. Aquitaine63
    FRI1
    Aquitaine: 63
  8. Midi-Pyrénées54
    FRJ2
    Midi-Pyrénées: 54
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Rhône-Alpes154
Ile de France149
Alsace129
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur77
Centre — Val de Loire76
Lorraine69
Aquitaine63
Midi-Pyrénées54
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 57.3%, Medium-sized 3%, Small 1%, Micro 0.3%, SME (size not stated) 7.3%, Size not stated 31.2%Large companies: 718 (57.3%)57%Medium-sized: 37 (3%)Small: 12 (1%)Micro: 4 (0.3%)SME (size not stated): 92 (7.3%)Size not stated: 391 (31.2%)31%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies718 · 57.3%
Medium-sized37 · 3%
Small12 · 1%
Micro4 · 0.3%
SME (size not stated)92 · 7.3%
Size not stated391 · 31.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Spain4
    Spain: 4
  2. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  3. Switzerland1
    Switzerland: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Spain4
Germany3
Switzerland1
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 9.1%, €2M–10M 11.1%, €10M–50M 28.3%, €50M and more 51.5%Under €2M turnover: 9 (9.1%)€2M–10M: 11 (11.1%)11%€10M–50M: 28 (28.3%)28%€50M and more: 51 (51.5%)52%
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in France, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover9 · 9.1%
€2M–10M11 · 11.1%
€10M–50M28 · 28.3%
€50M and more51 · 51.5%
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)2023: €4.3B€4.3B20232024: €2.2B€2.2B20242025: €2.9B€2.9B2025
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Imports of these goods into France, all buyers (EUR)
2023€4.3B
2024€2.2B
2025€2.9B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Paris63
    Paris: 63
  2. Chambéry38
    Chambéry: 38
  3. Champs sur Marne cedex 234
    Champs sur Marne cedex 2: 34
  4. Strasbourg31
    Strasbourg: 31
  5. Lyon26
    Lyon: 26
  6. Pezenas26
    Pezenas: 26
  7. Orleans24
    Orleans: 24
  8. Bordeaux23
    Bordeaux: 23
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Where the buyers are (city)
Paris63
Chambéry38
Champs sur Marne cedex 234
Strasbourg31
Lyon26
Pezenas26
Orleans24
Bordeaux23

99 of 162 winning companies registered in France have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2716, 2844, 2612 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in France

99.4%

Awards to companies registered in France: 99.4%

8 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

50.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 50.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

15.9%

Lots with a single bid: 15.9%

Among 1.1K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. GE Healthcare SAS21 public contracts in total
  2. BAYER HEALTHCARE SAS25 public contracts in total
  3. Picoty SAS23 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in France?
167 companies won 402 contract award notices for these categories from 364 public buyers in France since November 2023. The companies that win most often are GE Healthcare SAS, BAYER HEALTHCARE SAS, Picoty SAS.
How big is the electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in France?
In 2025, public buyers in France awarded 496 supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy through award notices on TED; the 132 of them that state a value (26.6%) add up to €408 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. France imported €2.93 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2716, 2844 and 2612; all buyers, not only public ones), down 31.5% from 2023.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.