IEA country data · 2025
France Electricity Generation
Net electricity generation in France totaled 554,141 GWh in 2025 (OECD/IEA Monthly Electricity Statistics: Generation (MESGEN) net generation statistics). Rank among mapped countries: #8. Renewable share: 26.0%.
Includes Monaco. Since January 2018 it includes the French overseas territories: French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Monthly reporting does not include production from other non-combustible fuels, other renewable sources and not specified therefore they are estimated by the IEA Secretariat based on annual submissions.
Generation by fuel (2025)
| Fuel / technology | Generation (GWh) |
|---|---|
| Nuclear | 373,022 |
| Total of renewable energy sources | 162,152 |
| Hydropower | 63,893 |
| Wind | 45,088 |
| Combustible Fuels | 35,653 |
| Solar | 35,073 |