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> because the price point is not great (and France is good example there).

AFAIK the prices for electricity is lower in France than in Germany.

It is artificially held down by their government.

And governments haven't subsidized the development of renewables for the last (two) decade or so?

Yes, renewable is cheap now, but it was expensive when the rollout started.

"How Germany helped bring down the cost of PV"

From 2017, "Germany’s High-Priced Energy Revolution":

"Germany Paid Record $38 Billion for Green Power Growth in 2020"