Scenarios to phase out nuclear power outlined in the French government ’s energy strategy are reportedly incompatible with a target of reducing nuclear to 20 % of the energy consumption by 2020 . Under the best - case scenario , the target could be reached in 2035 . Of the three scenarios , the only one to align with the renewable energy industry ’s aims is the first , under which six nuclear power plants will shut by 2028 , according to chair of SER - SOLER , the solar commission for the country ’s renewable energy association , Xavier Daval . Renewable prices are likely to increase amid sustained nuclear predominance , Daval added .
Scenarios to phase out nuclear power outlined in the French government’s energy strategy are reportedly incompatible with a target of reducing nuclear to 50% of the energy mix by 2025. Under the best-case scenario, the target would be reached in 2035. Of the three scenarios, the only option to align with the renewable energy industry’s aims is the first, under which six nuclear power plants will shut by 2028, according to chair of SER-SOLER, the solar commission for the country’s renewable energy association, Xavier Daval. Renewable prices are likely to increase amid sustained nuclear predominance, Daval added.