According to Reuters article published on January 24, 2023, France is falling behind in its plans to boost onshore wind and solar power, the country's annual renewable electricity report published on Tuesday showed.
The share of renewables in France's electricity mix last year was estimated at about 26%, a slight rise from 25% in 2021.
The country's onshore wind installed capacity had risen to nearly 20 gigawatts (GW) as of September, the report said, but added that a goal of some 24 GW in 2023 appeared out of reach.
By 2028, France's multi-annual energy program (PPE) law calls for between 33 GW and 35 GW of onshore wind capacity installed, yet at the current pace France is on track to fall short at some 29.4 GW, the report said.
"It is confirmed that current progress has not kept pace with the speed specified in the PPE," said the report, which was composed by different bodies including Ademe, the French Agency for Ecological Transition.
