France Unveils 2035 Energy Plan by Decree, Backing New Nuclear and Scaling Back Onshore Renewables

Overview

• - The government released the 2025–2035 energy roadmap on Thursday, with the decree slated for publication in the Official Journal on Friday morning.
• - The plan confirms construction of six EPR2 reactors with eight additional units kept as an option and accelerates offshore wind on a slightly delayed timetable.
• - Targets for 2030 are cut to about 31 GW for onshore wind and 48 GW for solar, aligning with RTE’s revised lower electricity demand scenarios.
• - A national electrification push is paired with the plan to curb fossil fuels from roughly 60% of final energy in 2023 to 40% in 2030, including a nuclear output goal of 380–420 TWh by around 2030.
• - Right‑wing leaders from RN and LR condemn the decree route and warn about costs, while renewable industry groups welcome clarity, the absence of a moratorium, and the relaunch of tenders; RN did not follow through with a censure move.