US EditionMacron Blames Renewable Energy for Spain’s National Blackout
France’s new energy law lowers wind and solar targets while emphasizing nuclear power, aiming for 60-70% decarbonised electricity by 2030-2035, according to government plans.
- On Thursday, France set out a new energy law that slashes wind and solar power targets and reverses a mandate to shut reactors, to be pushed through by decree on Friday.
- The PPE framework specifies that France aims for 60 percent decarbonised electricity by 2030 and 70 percent by 2035, with EDF targeted to produce 420 terawatt-hours in 2035 and govern wind and solar tenders.
- Finance Minister Roland Lescure said `We need to stop our internal family squabbling. We need both nuclear and renewables,` reflecting deep parliamentary divisions as President Emmanuel Macron backs at least six new reactors and a first new reactor by 2038.
- The shift should shield EDF, which operates 57 reactors, as power demand grows more slowly than expected over the next decade, but analysts say the law is unlikely to lower end-user prices.
- With tenders delayed, the wind industry criticizes the PPE for lowering solar capacity to 55-80 GW by 2035 from 75-100 GW, and onshore wind to 35-40 GW, at least a decade behind targets.
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In the future, France will focus even more on nuclear energy: new power plants and longer running times are planned. In the case of wind turbines, however, Paris is on the brakes. Why?
France slashes renewable energy targets, expands nuclear power with new law
France is this week set to pass by decree a new energy law slashing the country’s renewable energy targets and massively expanding nuclear power production. The law change comes as a relief for state-run electricity provider EDF, which had been mandated to close some of its nuclear plants and is struggling to compete with price pressure from European solar and wind power producers.
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The TelegraphMacron Blames Renewable Energy for Spain’s National Blackout
French President Emmanuel Macron stated that Spain’s reliance on renewable energy was central to last year’s unprecedented Iberian blackout. Macron said in a Feb. 10 interview with Spanish newspaper El País that the issue in Spain is “a false debate.” On April 28, 2025, widespread blackouts plunged large swaths of Spain and Portugal, and even parts of France, into darkness, leaving millions without electricity. “Its problem is that it has a 100 …
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