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Company Overview
Urbasolar, fully owned by the Axpo Group
Montpellier, France
2006
Approximately 450 employees (source: urbasolar.com). Revenue of 304 million euros as of April 30, 2022 (source: urbasolar.com).
What They Do
Urbasolar specializes exclusively in photovoltaic solar technology, offering a comprehensive range of services from design, development, financing, construction to operation of solar power plants. The company innovates with solutions such as photovoltaic canopies that integrate electric vehicle charging stations, having already covered 700,000 square meters of parking lots to date (source: urbasolar.com). Its services target various segments, including industrial rooftops, greenhouses, commercial parking lots, and large-scale installations, serving local governments, businesses, and partners with tailored solutions and successes in competitive tenders (source: urbasolar.com).
Projects and Background
Urbasolar has completed over 700 operational power plants totaling more than 1 GW, including notable projects such as the Toulouse-Oncopole installation and the photovoltaic canopies at Disneyland Paris. The company has secured 1.9 GW in public tenders in France for rooftop, canopy, and ground-mounted systems (source: urbasolar.com). Currently, over 6 GW of new projects are under development across Europe, with an ambitious goal of building 10 GW in the coming years, supported by Axpo (source: urbasolar.com).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Urbasolar joined ESPORG as an elite partner in August 2025 to promote solar innovations for sustainable transport, showcasing its photovoltaic canopies with electric vehicle integration (source: esporg.eu). The leadership transition in 2022 marked a turning point with the departure of the founders after achieving a revenue of 304 million euros and 450 employees, with Antoine Millioud appointed as the new CEO to pursue the 10 GW ambitions (source: urbasolar.com).
Working at Urbasolar
Urbasolar employs approximately 450 people in various roles such as development, engineering, construction, operations, and project management. Departments focus on photovoltaic design, financing, canopy innovations, and European expansion (source: urbasolar.com). Recruitment primarily takes place at its headquarters in Montpellier and in its subsidiaries in Spain, Italy, Poland, and Germany to support pipelines of over 6 GW and the goals of 10 GW (source: urbasolar.com).
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