US EditionElectric Production in France: How to Manage Abundance?
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The spectre of the shortage of electricity is moving away according to TEN, even in the event of a cold wave. France is now in overcapacity. It will be necessary to speed up the electrification of transport and electricity.
In its report for the next ten years, TEN calls for reducing the costly dependence on fossil fuels and electrifying our uses. France currently produces more electricity than it consumes, a situation which has advantages in the short term. However, in order to avoid over-equipment, it is necessary to reconcile production and consumption curves. TEN has developed different scenarios. - France produces more electricity than it consumes: the TEN tra…
France – 09/12/2025 – energysdelamer.eu. The electricity system manager has presented his prospects for the next winter and his forecasts for the next ten years. In total, a rather positive diagnosis. The roller coasters. This is therefore the trajectory drawn by RTE, the electricity system manager, for the French electricity system and its balance between consumption and production. A scenario that goes against the peremptory words of some poli…
France is expanding wind power and the nuclear power plants are running round again, leading to an overproduction of electricity that the country wants to use for a fast energy transition.
Three years after the energy crisis, France faces an opposite problem: it produces too much electricity for its current consumption. In its latest forecast, RTE draws the alarm bell on this overcapacity which, paradoxically, risks raising everyone's bill if massive electrification of uses does not increase rapidly.
France has electricity in bulk On 9 December 2025, the TEN published its forecast report 2025-2035, revealing an unexpected situation: the year 2024 saw the production of electricity revived at high levels, exceeding national consumption. This reversal illustrated by overproduction, record exports and a renewable surplus. Total electricity production in France reached 539.0 TWh in 2024, an increase of 9% over 2023 and exceeded the average for th…
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