Scenarios to phase out nuclear power outlined in the French government’s energy strategy are reportedly incompatible with a target of reducing nuclear to around 75% to 50% of the energy mix by 2025 . Under the best-case scenario, the target would be reached in 2035 . The most pessimistic scenario envisages the construction of four new nuclear reactors by 2040. Of the three scenarios, the only option to align with the renewable energy industry’s aims is the second , under which three 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 around 75% 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 second , under which three 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.