France increased its cross-border electricity deliveries by 48% in 2024, from 70 TWh in 2023 to 103 TWh – with nuclear energy generation increasing the most, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
France’s electricity exports to Belgium and Germany, which has shut down all its nuclear plants, increased the most, but France also exported more electricity to Spain, Switzerland, the UK and Italy, according to data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity analysed by the EIA, a government agency.
Within France’s electricity generation mix, nuclear energy increased the most, followed by hydropower.
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