Wind’s share in France’s power generation reaches 11.81% on May 17

May 18 (Renewables Now) - Wind farms in France produced 150,996 MWh on May 17, reaching a share of 11.81% in total power for the day.

Power plants in the country produced 1,278,057 MWh for the whole day, based on live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

Solar power accounted for 7.30% of the total output, with 93,321 MWh produced.

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

Energy source	Power generation in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	8,973	0.70
Coal	900	0.07
Natural gas	33,402	2.61
Nuclear	829,553	64.91
Oil	3,668	0.29
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	129,220	10.11
Pumped storage hydro	50	0.00
Water reservoir hydro	25,517	2.00
Solar	93,321	7.30
Waste	2,457	0.19
Wind onshore	150,996	11.81