1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Executive Summary 7
2.1 France, Power Sector Outlook 7
3 Introduction 10
3.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 11
4 France, Power Market, Snapshot 12
4.1 Macroeconomic Factors 12
4.2 Supply Security 13
4.3 Opportunities 14
4.4 Challenges 14
5 France, Power Market, Market Analysis 15
5.1 France, Power Market, Market Structure 15
5.2 France, Power Market, Key Market Players 15
5.3 France, Power Market, Financial Deals 16
5.3.1 Deal Value and Volume Analysis, 2008-July 2018 16
5.3.2 Deals by Type, 2017 18
5.4 France, Power Market, Demand Structure 18
5.4.1 Power Consumption by Sector, 2017 21
6 France, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario 22
6.1 France, Power Market, Regulatory Framework 22
6.2 France, Power Market, Nuclear Energy Development 22
6.3 France, Power Market, Renewable Energy Policies 23
6.3.1 National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP), France 23
6.3.2 Energy Transition Act 24
6.3.3 Feed-in Tariff and Feed-in Premium 25
6.3.4 Calls for Tenders 27
6.3.5 Tenders for 100 kW-250 kW systems 27
6.3.6 Tenders for systems over 250 kW 28
6.3.7 Tenders for PV plants with storage 28
6.3.8 Tender for 3GW of Onshore Wind 30
6.3.9 Onshore Wind Tender, February 2018 30
6.3.10 Tenders for Offshore Wind 31
7 France Power Market, Capacity and Generation Overview 33
7.1 France, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 33
7.1.1 Installed Capacity by Fuel Type, 2017 33
7.2 Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Generation, 2000-2030 34
7.2.1 Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity and Annual Thermal Power Generation, 2000-2030 36
7.2.2 Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity and Annual Hydropower Generation, 2000-2030 39
7.2.3 Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity and Annual Nuclear Generation, 2000-2030 43
7.2.4 Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2030 46
8 France, Power Market, Transmission and Distribution Overview 50
8.1 France, Power Market, Transmission Network Overview 50
8.2 France, Power Market, Distribution Network Overview 51
8.3 France, Power Market, Grid Interconnection 51
8.3.1 Upcoming Interconnections 52
8.4 France, Power Import and Export Scenario 52
8.5 France, Power Market, Electricity Trading 54
9 France, Power Market, Competitive Landscape: Snapshot of Leading Power Generating Companies 55
9.1 Key Company in France Power Market: Electricite de France SA 55
9.1.1 Company Overview 55
9.1.2 Business Description 55
9.1.3 SWOT Overview 55
9.2 Key Company in the France Power Market: Compagnie Nationale du Rhone SA 58
9.2.1 Company Overview 58
9.3 Key Company in France Power Market: Engie SA 58
9.3.1 Company Overview 58
9.3.2 Business Description 58
9.3.3 SWOT Overview 59
9.4 Key Company in France Power Market: Uniper SE 61
9.4.1 Company Overview 61
9.4.2 Business Description 61
9.4.3 SWOT Overview 62
9.5 Key Company in France Power Market: Direct Energie SA 64
9.5.1 Company Overview 64
10 Appendix 65
10.1 Market Definitions 65
10.1.1 Power 65
10.1.2 Installed Capacity 65
10.1.3 Electricity Generation 65
10.1.4 Electricity Consumption 65
10.1.5 Thermal Power Plant 65
10.1.6 Hydropower Plant 65
10.1.7 Nuclear Power 65
10.1.8 Renewable Energy Resources 65
10.2 Abbreviations 66
10.3 Bibliography 66
10.4 Methodology 67
10.5 Coverage 67
10.5.1 Secondary Research 67
10.5.2 Primary Research 68
10.5.3 Modeling and Forecasting 68
10.6 Contact Us 69
10.7 Disclaimer 69

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Power Market, France, Gross Domestic Product (EUR and $tn), Population (m), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2023 13
Table 2: Power Market, France, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2017 16
Table 3: Power Market, France, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2008-July 2018 17
Table 4: Power Market, France, Deals by Type (%), 2017 18
Table 5: Power Market, France, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 20
Table 6: Power Market, France, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2017 21
Table 7: Power Market, France, Renewable Energy, Feed-in Tariffs (€/kWh), 2017 26
Table 8: Power Market, France, Renewable Energy, Tenders for PV systems, 2016-2019 28
Table 9: Power Market, France, Renewable Energy, Result of First Onshore Wind Auction, 2018 31
Table 10: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 33
Table 11: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 35
Table 12: Power Market, France, Leading Thermal Power Plants (MW), 2018 36
Table 13: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 38
Table 14: Power Market, France, Leading Hydropower Plants (MW), 2018 40
Table 15: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 42
Table 16: Power Market, France, Active Nuclear Power Reactors, 2017 43
Table 17: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Nuclear Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 45
Table 18: Power Market, France, Leading Non-hydro Renewable Power Plants (MW), 2018 47
Table 19: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 49
Table 20: Power Market, France, Transmission Line Length (Ckm), 2007-2025 50
Table 21: Power Market, France, Distribution Line Length (Ckm), 2007-2025 51
Table 22: Power Market, France, Annual Power Imports and Exports (TWh), 2000-2017 54
Table 23: Power Market, France, Electricite de France SA, SWOT Profile, 2018 56
Table 24: Power Market, France, Engie SA, SWOT Profile, 2018 59
Table 25: Power Market, France, Uniper SE, SWOT Profile, 2018 62
Table 26: Abbreviations 66

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 7
Figure 2: Power Market, France, Annual Power Consumption and Generation (TWh), 2000-2017 8
Figure 3: Power Market, France, Gross Domestic Product ($tn), Population (m), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2023 12
Figure 4: Power Market, France, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2017 15
Figure 5: Power Market, France, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2008-July 2018 17
Figure 6: Power Market, France, Deals by Type (%), 2017 18
Figure 7: Power Market, France, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 19
Figure 8: Power Market, France, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2017 21
Figure 9: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 33
Figure 10: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 34
Figure 11: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 37
Figure 12: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 41
Figure 13: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Nuclear Power Capacity (MW) and Annual Nuclear Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 44
Figure 14: Power Market, France, Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 48
Figure 15: Power Market, France, Annual Power Imports and Exports (TWh), 2000-2017 53