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Various reports, in particular that of the Champsaur Commission on the organization of the electricity market (April 2009) [18] and the impact study on the draft law on the new organization of the electricity market (April 2010), [19] reviewed the recent history of price trends in France and other countries:
The electricity sector in France is dominated by its nuclear power, which accounted for 71.7% of total production in 2018, while renewables and fossil fuels accounted for 21.3% and 7.1%, respectively [1] (compare to 72.3% nuclear, 17.8% renewables and 8.6% fossil fuels in 2016). [2]
The country is also among the world's biggest net exporters of electricity. The country is increasingly investing in renewable energy and has set a target of 32% by 2030. [4] In its 2021 Country report on France, the International Energy Agency warned that the country is recording delays in terms of meetings its own energy and climate goals. [5]
Electricity consumption by continent [1] This is a list of countries by electric energy consumption . China is the largest producer and consumer of electricity, representing 55% of consumption in Asia and 31% of the world in 2023.
EDF produces its electricity primarily from nuclear power plants. France is the world's largest user of nuclear power for electricity (78% of French production in 2007). In May 2004, the French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy reasserted, in front of the French Parliament, the primacy of nuclear power, much to the relief of labour unions of ...
The commission was established by the laws of February 10, 2000, [4] related to the modernization and development of the public electricity service, originally named "Commission de régulation de l'électricité" (Electricity Regulatory Commission), and by the law of January 3, 2003, [5] concerning the gas and electricity markets and the public energy service.
This is a list of electric generation, consumption, exports and imports by country. Data are for the year 2021 and are from the EIA. [1] Figures are in terawatt-hours (TWh).
In the same year bioethanol provided the next-largest share at 474 ktoe followed by renewable electricity at 233 ktoe. The stock of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles registered in France passed the 100,000-unit milestone in October 2016, making the country the second-largest plug-in market in Europe after Norway, and fifth worldwide. [14] [15]