Thunderstorms also reportedly broke solar panels on the road.
Road solar panels fails.
Le monde describes the road as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and the many splinters that enamel resin protecting photovoltaic cells it s a poor sign for.
Pale splinters of resin have broken off the surface and the end of the road is now truncated.
The trial road was meant to produce about 150 000 kwh a year which is enough power to provide light for up to 5 000 people every day.
Solar power highways are hitting a roadblock.
The world s first solar road in normandy northern france which opened in 2016 has failed to meet expectations.
It s described as pale with its ragged joints with solar panels that peel off the road and.
Nearly three years after france built a 0 6 mile stretch of photovoltaic road in normandy the government is deeming it a disappointing experiment.
The french government s bold plan to pave 1 000km of highways with photovoltaic panels over five years seems unlikely to go ahead following the failure of a trial solar road in normandy.