Going "twice as fast" on the development of renewable energies in France: this is the objective pursued by Emmanuel Macron with the bill currently under debate in the hemicycle of the Assembly. Solar energy and wind power are the two resources that the Head of State wishes to see proliferate in France in the years to come, to catch up with the country's delay in this area.

A contrasting situation for ambitious objectives

According to figures from the Ministry of Energy Transition dated September 2022, renewable energy production represented 345 TWh in 2021, or 19% of the country's total energy production . These data have indeed been constantly changing for the past few years (+ 5 points for ten years), but remain insufficient with regard to the objectives set within the framework of the energy-climate law adopted in 2019 by the government – 33% of renewable energies in 2030 – and already below the 23% cap that was forecast for 2020.

At European level, the ambitions are even greater. Parliament voted in September for a share of renewable energies equal to 45% by 2030.

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