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<strong>atw</strong> Vol. 65 (2020) | Issue 1 ı January<br />

Forward-looking Balance of the Supply and Demand Equilibrium<br />

<strong>for</strong> Electricity in France by RTE<br />

2019 Edition<br />

The French transmisson system operator RTE (Réseau de transport<br />

d'électricité) presented the annual Forward-looking balance<br />

of the supply and demand equilibrium <strong>for</strong> electricity in France<br />

(Bilan prévisionnel de l’équilibre offer-demande d’électricité en<br />

France) in November. The 2019 edition includes a modeling of<br />

the electrical systems of other European countries next to the<br />

analysis of the French situation. The latter one is characterized <strong>for</strong><br />

the upcoming years by the phase-out of the remaining coal fired<br />

power plants till 2022 (-3 GW) and the shut-down of the two<br />

units of the NPP Fessenheim in February and June 2020<br />

(-1,8 GW). This takes place in the context of an increased number<br />

of NPP 10-year refurbishments in France, the postponed start of<br />

operation of unit 3 of the NPP Flamanville only in 2023/24<br />

(+1,6 GW) and of major coal and nuclear phase-out policies of<br />

neighboring countries of France. Altogether these factors will<br />

lead to a period of high alertness concerning the security of<br />

electricity supply in France from the end of 2022 to 2025. In this<br />

period the national criterion (the duration in which the balance<br />

between supply and demand of electricity cannot be guaranteed<br />

by the electricity market has to be inferior to three hours in all<br />

analyzed scenarios) cannot be guaranteed. In this time a cold<br />

spell such as in 2012 will lead to the necessity of load shedding in<br />

most scenarios and the electrical system will be vulnerable to<br />

weather situations in which low wind prevails in many parts of<br />

Europe and will make the import of electricity to France difficult or<br />

impossible. Below you find an overview of major planned or<br />

announced reductions to disposable generation in countries<br />

neighboring France.<br />

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Main objectives <strong>for</strong> the phase-out of thermal power plants in Europe<br />

Gradual phase-out<br />

of coal power till 2025<br />

-4 GW<br />

Shut-down of the<br />

last reactor in 2025<br />

-6 GW<br />

Gradual phase-out<br />

of coal power till 2030<br />

-9 GW<br />

Shut-down of the<br />

last reactor in 2022<br />

-9.5 GW<br />

Gradual phase-out<br />

of coal power till 2038<br />

-15 GW till 2030<br />

Source: RTE, Bilan prévisionnel de l’équilibre offre- demande d’électricité en France, Édition 2019<br />

Gradual phase-out<br />

of coal power till 2025<br />

-6 GW<br />

For further details<br />

please contact:<br />

Nicolas Wendler<br />

KernD<br />

Robert-Koch-Platz 4<br />

10115 Berlin<br />

Germany<br />

E-mail: presse@<br />

KernD.de<br />

www.KernD.de<br />

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