EDF installed 1 GW of renewable power capacity in 2015

EDF has unveiled its 2015 results, posting higher than expected operating results. The group installed more than 1 GW of new renewable power capacity in 2015, mostly in Canada and the United States. At year-end 2015, EDF's total capacity stood at 151.1 GW (net capacity of 134.2 GW), with nuclear accounting for 51% of it, hydropower for 17%, coal and gas for 10% each, fuel oil for 7% and renewable energies for 5%. EDF Energies Nouvelles' installed capacity stood at 9.1 GW (6.1 GW net), with a further 1.4 GW (1.1 GW net) under construction.

Globally, the group's power generation declined by 0.7% to 619.3 TWh, with nuclear power generation rising by 1% to 482.7 TWh. Nuclear power generation rose to a 10-year record in the United Kingdom to 60.6 TWh, and exceeded the 410-415 TWh target in France, with 416.8 TWh generated. Hydropower generation fell by more than 15% to 43.5 TWh, while other renewable generation remained stable at 13.5 TWh. Coal-fired generation contracted by 15% to 37.9 TWh, while CCGT generation resumed strongly (+15% to 41.7 TWh).

In France, this 0.9 TWh increase in nuclear generation over 2014 helped offset the decline in hydropower generation in France (-5.4 TWh to 32 TWh) and in thermal power generation (-0.1 TWh to 7 TWh). The group sold a total of 502 TWh in France in 2015 (+1.2 TWh), including 355 TWh to end-customers (+1.2 TWh).