Wind’s share in France’s power generation reaches 8.86% on Nov 14

November 15 (Renewables Now) - The share of wind power in total power generation in France reached 8.86% on November 14 as wind turbines generated 101,065 MWh.

Overall, electricity generation for the day stood at 1,141,203 MWh, live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE shows.

The country's solar power output for the day stood at 16,430 MWh for a 1.44% share of total power generation.

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

Energy source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	6,736	0.59
Coal	2,690	0.24
Natural gas	151,234	13.25
Nuclear	720,689	63.15
Oil	4,623	0.41
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	83,948	7.36
Pumped storage hydro	23,309	2.04
Water reservoir hydro	27,369	2.40
Solar	16,430	1.44
Waste	3,110	0.27
Wind onshore	101,065	8.86