The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition has unveiled the updated proposal of the revised PPE energy plan (Programmation Pluriannuelle de l'Énergie), which will define France's energy policy over the 2019-2028 period. The revised version is available for consultation until 19 February 2020.
The revised PPE aims at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% between 1990 and 2030 and cutting final energy consumption by 20% by 2030, in particular fossil energy consumption, which should be cut by 40% by 2030. By 2028, the primary consumption of coal should be cut by 80% (compared to 2012), that of oil by 34% and that of gas by 22%.
It also aims at limiting the share of nuclear in the power mix from over 70% to 50% by 2035, by shutting down 14 nuclear reactors by 2035, including the Fessenheim power plant (as of 2020). Retiring 900 MW reactors at the Blayais, Bugey, Chinon, Cruas, Dampierre, Gravelines and Tricastin is under consideration. EDF might be asked to shut down two reactors in 2025-2026 and another two at the fifth decennial visit in 2027 and 2028.
The PPE aims to raise the share of renewables in final energy consumption to 33% by 2030. The renewable capacity should be increased in the coming years with the onshore wind capacity that is expected to more than double to 33.2-34.7 GW and the solar PV capacity to increase fivefold to 35.1-44 GW in 2028. Offshore wind capacity should also soar, to 2.4 GW in 2023 and to 5.2-6.2 GW in 2028. Tenders will be held to support the renewable capacity development: two 925 MW tenders per year for onshore wind as of mid 2020, two 1 GW tenders per year for ground-mounted solar PV, three 300 MW tenders per year for solar rooftop and one 35 MW tender per year for hydropower. For offshore wind, tenders will be held in 2020 (1 GW of offshore wind in the Manche and North Sea), in 2021 (250 MW of floating wind in southern Brittany, 500 MW to 1 GW of offshore wind in Atlantic), in 2022 (two 250 MW tenders in the Mediterranean Sea, 500 MW to 1 GW of offshore wind in Atlantic), in 2023 (1 GW of offshore wind) and after 2024 (1 GW per year).
These goals should help France meet its carbon neutrality target by 2050.
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