Nuclear, Renewable, "overcapacity"... What the Latest Forecast of Ten's Electricity Balance in France Reveals
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EXCLUSIVE - In its latest forecast balance sheet, the electricity transmission system operator (TEN) plans two to three years of production overcapacity, so that prices can be pulled down and exports encouraged. However, if the current situation continues, it will be possible to...
After two years of fear of an electricity deficit, particularly in the winter, the forecast balance 2025 presented by the TEN system operator shows a sharp reversal of the situation. France is entering a phase of production overcapacity which could be extended until 2028.This situation comes from a consumption which does not increase (demand remains lower by 20 TWh than before the pandemic) and from a large installed renewable production capacit…
France – 10/12/2025 – energysdelamer.eu. Part 2. Xavier Piechaczyk, Chairman of the Executive Board of TEN and Thomas Veyrenc, Director of Forecasting presented TEN's 2025 forecast balance sheet. He updated the outlook for the electricity system by 2035. The press release states that the forecast balance confirms the relevance of France's long-term strategy to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels, improve its trade balance and enable i…
The expansion of renewable energy sources allows France to produce a surplus of climate-friendly electricity at low prices
The presentation by the TEN transmission system operator of its 2025 forecast balance has generated many reactions. By stating that "France has a production of carbon-free, abundant and competitive electricity", this balance sheet is "conf...
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