France: daily electricity consumption 2022

The daily electricity consumption in France on 2 October 2022 was the lowest in at least four years, due to mild outdoor temperatures. Except for April, the electricity consumption was low in France in the whole 2022. The average annual electricity consumption in France in 2021 was around 470 terawatt hours.

Nuclear electricity

While the main source of electricity in France is nuclear power, the nuclear share of electricity generation decreased from a maximum of 78.5 percent in 2005. The French electricity company EDF Group had to face unexpected technical issues in its nuclear fleet in 2020, 2021, and 2022, which caused nuclear outages and loss of electricity production.

Renewable sources

The renewable energy consumption in France increased steadily over the past years, mainly from hydropower and wind renewable energy sources. Among the conspicuous renewable energy investments, in 2022 France was developing several offshore wind farm projects. Besides, solar photovoltaic energy capacity in France was expected to double by 2026.

Volume of daily electricity consumption in France between the 1st of April 2019 and the 29th of January 2022* (in megawatts)

Characteristic	2019	2020	2021	2022
Dec 4	69,418	66,052	62,916	-
Nov 7	62,894	48,610	55,570	-
Oct 2	49,257	50,609	45,779	42,367
Sept 4	47,668	46,301	43,979	41,972
Aug 7	45,525	46,609	40,307	41,432
July 3	50,882	46,422	44,437	43,489
June 5	48,278	44,920	43,030	42,011
May 6	56,216	44,570	58,151	47,389
Apr 1	53,622	54,361	52,036	67,468
Mar 4	63,634	65,112	61,892	62,291
Feb 5	74,125	67,491	66,917	64,821
Jan 1	63,028	63,989	64,055	49,311