France Electricity

See also: France Energy

Electricity Generation in France

France generates 529,111,740 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 117% of its annual consumption needs).


Nuclear
73%
386,453,000 MWh
Renewable
19%
99,491,000 MWh
Hydroelectricity 59,307,000 MWh (11.21%) Non-Hydroelectric 42,062,000 MWh (7.95%)
Geothermal 4,000 MWh (0.00076%) Wind 21,400,000 MWh (4.04%) Solar 8,160,000 MWh (1.54%) Tide & Wave 1,070,000 MWh (0.20%) Biomass & Waste 9,550,000 MWh (1.80%)

Electricity Consumption in France

France consumed 529,111,740 MWh of electricity as of 2016.

Import/Export

  • France imported 19,903,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 4.41% of its annual consumption needs).
  • France exported 61,404,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Electric Consumption 450,832,740 MWh
Electric Generation 529,111,740 MWh
Nuclear 386,453,000 MWh 73.04%
Renewables 99,491,000 MWh 18.80%
Hydroelectric 59,307,000 MWh 11.21%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 40,184,000 MWh 7.59%
Geothermal 4,000 MWh 0.00076%
Wind 21,400,000 MWh 4.04%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 9,230,000 MWh 1.74%
Tide & Wave 1,070,000 MWh 0.20%
Biomass & Waste 9,550,000 MWh 1.80%
Fossil Fuels 45,045,740 MWh 8.51%
Hydroelectric & Pumped Storage −1,878,000 MWh −0.35%
Net Imports −41,501,000 MWh −7.84%

(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

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