Hydropower is the leading renewable electricity source in France, with a generation amounting to almost 60 terawatt-hours in 2023. Wind power followed, with an electricity generation of 51 terawatt-hours. By comparison, thermal renewable energy and waste accounted for the smallest renewable electricity generation, with 10.4 terawatt-hours that year. The main source of electricity in France was nuclear energy.
Electricity generation from renewable sources in France from 2016 to 2023, by source
(in terawatt-hours)
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RTE. (February 6, 2024). Electricity generation from renewable sources in France from 2016 to 2023, by source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263619/french-electricity-production-renewable-resources/
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