VOLTALIA (EPA:VLTSA) Launch of the construction of a new solar power plant in the South of metropolitan France

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Press release
August 30, 2017

     Launch of the construction of a new solar power plant in the South of
                              metropolitan France

Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in
renewable energies, announces today the launch of the construction of a new 8.2
MW solar power plant in France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

A project won in the CRE 2 tender

The 8.2 MW power plant is one of the projects won by Voltalia during the 2013
national solar tender. The plant will be located in the city of Alleins, in the
Bouches-du-Rhône area.

In accordance with the call for tenders, one half of the plant will be equipped
with high-efficiency photovoltaic modules (4.09 MW); the other half (4.09 MW)
will include concentrating photovoltaic modules with a tracker system following
the sun's path. Unlike commonly used photovoltaic panels, lenses on the panels
concentrate sun rays on high performance cells, hence optimizing the use of the
solar resource.

The commissioning of the new plant is expected by Q2 2018 at the latest.

A project in line with Voltalia's strategy and mission

The construction of this new power plant is in line with Voltalia's approach to
make the most of local energy resources. The selected site, already heavily
anthropized, is located on a former quarry.

Voltalia has chosen to equip the fixed part of the Carrières-des-Plaines plant
with SunPower high performance E- Series solar panels which are among the most
efficient on the market. SunPower, a majority-owned subsidiary of Total SA,
will produce the majority of the solar panels in its French facilities. "We are
pleased to support Voltalia by supplying a total of 18.3 MW of high efficiency
solar panels for this new power plant as well as two other solar facilities in
the region(1)", says SunPower Executive Vice President Peter Aschenbrenner.

"Our three solar plants currently in construction in France, totalling 22.4 MW,
demonstrate our teams' ability to use best-in-class technology. This allows us
to enhance both the efficiency and the reliability of the future plants, which
is key in a long-term investment perspective", says Sébastien Clerc, CEO of
Voltalia.

Next on the agenda: H1 2017 results on September 25, 2017 (post trading)

(1) Canadel and Castellet II solar plants. See press release dated July 7,2017

About Voltalia (www.voltalia.com)

* Voltalia is an international player in renewable energies, and a multi-source
  electricity producer (wind, solar, hydropower and biomass with an installed
  capacity of 501 MW) and provides services to third party customers.

* Voltalia is established in 15 countries on 4 continents and has a global
  capacity that is at the service of its clients.

* Voltalia has been listed on the Euronext regulated market in Paris since July
  2014 (FR0011995588 - VLTSA) and has entered the Enternext Tech 40 index in
  April 2017.

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Voltalia
Chief Administrative Officer: Marie de Lauzon
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+33 (0)1 44 63 14 40

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