France Electricity

See also: France Energy

Electricity Generation in France

France generates 529,111,740 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 117% of its annual consumption needs).
Non Renewable (Fossil Fuels)
9 %
45,045,740 MWh
Nuclear
73 %
386,453,000 MWh
Renewable
19 %
99,491,000 MWh

Hydroelectricity
59,307,000 MWh (11%)

Non-Hydroelectric
42,062,000 MWh (8%)

Geothermal
4,000 MWh (0.00%)

Wind
21,400,000 MWh (4.04%)

Solar
8,160,000 MWh (1.54%)

Tide & Wave
1,070,000 MWh (0.20%)

Biomass & Waste
9,550,000 MWh (1.80% )

Electricity Consumption in France

France consumed 450,832,740 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Import/Export

France imported 19,903,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 4% of its annual consumption needs).

France exported 61,404,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.

ELECTRIC consumption 450,832,740  
ELECTRIC GENERATION 529,111,740  
Nuclear 386,453,000 73%
Renewables 99,491,000 19%
Hydroelectricity 59,307,000 11%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 40,184,000 8%
Geothermal 4,000 0.00%
Wind 21,400,000 4.04%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 9,230,000 1.74%
Tide and Wave 1,070,000 0.20%
Solar 8,160,000 1.54%
Biomass and Waste 9,550,000 1.80%
Fossil Fuels 45,045,740 8.51%
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -1,878,000 -0.35%
Net Imports -41,501,000 -7.84%
(Data shown is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categoreies)

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