Wind share in France’s power generation arrives at 2.7% on Jan 24

January 25 (Renewables Now) - Wind turbines supplied 45,905 MWh of electricity to France's grid on January 24, reaching a share of 2.70% in the day's mix.

Solar power accounted for 1.95% of the total output with 33,217 MWh produced.

Monday's total power generation stood at 1,701,593 MWh, live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE show. See below where that power came from.

Energy source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	8,675	0.51
Coal	35,465	2.08
Natural gas	196,352	11.54
Nuclear	1,178,598	69.26
Oil	9,046	0.53
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	106,857	6.28
Pumped storage hydro	11,390	0.67
Water reservoir hydro	70,741	4.16
Solar	33,217	1.95
Waste	5,347	0.31
Wind onshore	45,905	2.70