Bioenergy in France - Updated Country Fact Sheet
In 2018, the French bioenergy sector produced 7.7 TWh of electricity, covering 1.6% of the total electricity consumption (The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, 2020). Nuclear energy is the largest source of energy in France (Figure 1). With its 19 nuclear power plants, France produced 393.2 TWh in 2018, which is 71.7% of the total electricity production (ibid.). Following the EU Green Deal, the French government aims to produce 40% of electricity from renewable energy by 2030 (ibid).
Learn more by reading ETIP Bioenergy's Updated Country Fact Sheet:
https://www.etipbioenergy.eu/