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 . “As of today, however, it is important to recall that these are illegal projections as long as the French law has not been revised,” continued 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 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 .