France's wind farms generate 1.60% of all power on Jan 26

January 27 (Renewables Now) - Wind turbines generated 1.60%, or 26,997 MWh, of all electricity in France on January 26.

Total power generation for the 24 hours arrived at 1,690,867 MWh, according to live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

With 28,459 MWh produced, the share of solar power amounted to 1.68%.

Generation data per power source is available in the following table.

Energy source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	8,351	0.49
Coal	40,817	2.41
Natural gas	175,960	10.41
Nuclear	1,183,417	69.99
Oil	13,099	0.77
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	115,705	6.84
Pumped storage hydro	17,413	1.03
Water reservoir hydro	74,681	4.42
Solar	28,459	1.68
Waste	5,968	0.35
Wind onshore	26,997	1.60