Wind’s share in France’s power generation arrives at 8.69% on May 24

May 25 (Renewables Now) - France's wind parks produced 93,804 MWh of electricity on May 24, thus accounting for 8.69% of the total power output in the country for the day.

Power plants in the country produced 1,079,816 MWh for the whole day, based on live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

Solar power facilities produced 55,633 MWh, slicing a 5.15% share of the power mix for the day.

Details are available in the table below.

Power source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	13,926	1.29
Coal	740	0.07
Natural gas	82,337	7.63
Nuclear	666,614	61.73
Oil	3,322	0.31
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	130,274	12.06
Pumped storage hydro	6,106	0.57
Water reservoir hydro	23,112	2.14
Solar	55,633	5.15
Waste	3,948	0.37
Wind onshore	93,804	8.69