Overview

• The National Assembly will vote Tuesday on an energy bill that imposes a moratorium on new wind and solar projects until an independent study identifies France’s best energy mix.
• The proposed legislation authorizes construction of 14 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and includes an amendment to restart the Fessenheim plant shuttered in 2020.
• Conservative and right-wing parties secured the moratorium during a sparsely attended June 19 session, prompting sharp criticism from the government and left-wing opposition.
• France Renouvelables warns that pausing renewables could endanger 80,000 industry jobs and trigger an economic and industrial downturn.
• Energy Minister Marc Ferracci affirmed the government’s continued support for renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, as part of France’s broader decarbonization strategy.