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Macron Blames Renewable Energy for Spain’s National Blackout
France aims to increase nuclear power output by 5% by 2035 while reducing wind and solar capacity targets amid slower power demand and subsidy tensions.
- Friday, France set out a new national energy law that reduces wind and solar targets and reverses a mandate for EDF to close reactors, to be pushed through by decree on Friday.
- Officials argue the change aims to shield EDF, which operates 57 reactors, as demand grows more slowly and wind and solar push prices down.
- The PPE sets EDF's 2035 output from its existing fleet at 420 terawatt-hours, while combined wind and solar capacity was reduced to 105-135 GW and solar to 55-80 GW.
- The PPE governs wind and solar tenders, expected to be welcomed by the wind industry, while Lescure said nuclear is 'the backbone' and a reactor should open by 2035.
- Looking toward 2035, the law aims for up to 70 percent decarbonised electricity, with Macron backing nuclear expansion despite warnings from the audit body.
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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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