Report Published: "France Power Report Q1 2013"
BMI View: President Hollande has plans for France's energy sector: he has declared a goal of reducing France's dependence on nuclear sources of power (which currently account for around 75% of the electricity mix) to 50% of electricity generation. This bold target has opened up a nationwide debate as to whether or not France is capable of meeting this goal, not least given that hydraulic fracturing (fraccing) exploration for shale gas and oil was effectively ruled out by a moratorium....
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