The French government is mulling building a minimum of eight new nuclear reactors and boosting targeted solar capacity from 100 GW to 140 GW by 2050, according to an official document seen by Montel on Thursday.
read more... 19/06/2023
EU diplomats will vote on the bloc’s new renewable energy bill on Wednesday after a group of countries, including France, registered last-minute opposition in May.
read more... 13/06/2023
European Union countries will try again next week to pass a deal on new renewable energy targets, which have been stalled by concerns from France and other states that the law sidelines nuclear energy.
read more... 12/06/2023
French nuclear power is “an absolute red line” and non-negotiable, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday (8 June), following Franco-German disagreements over the role of nuclear energy in Europe.
read more... 09/06/2023
Electric vehicles and other technology to cut emissions is likely to drive a surge in French power demand by 2035, meaning France will need to maintain its existing nuclear capacity, grid operator RTE said on Wednesday.
read more... 08/06/2023