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France readies to integrate EU climate targets into its energy strategy
Paris will incorporate EU climate targets in its upcoming environmental and energy planning laws, Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher’s entourage said this week, playing down delays in submitting France’s updated National Energy and Climate Plan to Brussels.
read more... 18/09/2023
Nuclear gets a boost from Europe's new green energy targets
European lawmakers bowed to pressure from France to allow nuclear power to be used for ammonia and hydrogen production in order to pass new legally binding targets to expand renewable energy development in the European Union.
read more... 14/09/2023
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French bank launches PPA guarantee scheme
French state-owned bank Bpifrance has launched a guarantee scheme aimed at helping industrial consumers sign up to 500 MW of cumulative long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs).
read more... 12/09/2023
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France ‘confident’ about EU electricity market reform
Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said she was “confident” that France’s requirements under the EU electricity market reform will be met, just weeks before formal negotiations are due to resume following the collapse of talks at the end of June.
read more... 06/09/2023
France may split from EU on power market reform
France will reform its power market to protect domestic companies from price volatility on a national level if it cannot achieve its aims in the EU discussions, the country’s energy minister said on Tuesday.
read more... 31/08/2023