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2025
- France postpones the launch of a new nuclear reactor until 2038. Construction costs rose to almost €80 billion
- 2nd in the world in terms of the number of operating nuclear reactors: 57
2024: France is 60.5% dependent on Russian uranium
2023: Government contributions to pay for energy by citizens and companies reached 3% of GDP
2022
- Rise in electricity prices due to pressure on Russia
- Half of the 56 nuclear reactors were shut down. Kazakhstan supplies 40% of uranium
2021
- Rise in prices for electric energy by 200%
- NPP is the main source of energy in the country
2020: Average energy consumption per capita
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2025

France postpones the launch of a new nuclear reactor until 2038. Construction costs rose to almost €80 billion

In March 2025, France asked EDF to accelerate plans to build six new nuclear reactors, but delayed the launch of the first until 2038.

The government is demanding more work to assess the cost and schedule of the project, and a final investment decision is expected next year. According to auditors, the cost of construction increased to almost €80 billion, taking into account inflation.

The project is aimed at "energy security and carbon neutrality."

2nd in the world in terms of the number of operating nuclear reactors: 57

The number of operating nuclear reactors in countries around the world according to Bloomberg as of February 2025:

2024: France is 60.5% dependent on Russian uranium

In September 2024, it became known that France was the country with the greatest dependence on the supply of Russian uranium among unfriendly countries. According to Eurostat and UN Comtrade, from January 2023 to June 2024, 60.5% of France's uranium imports fell on Russia, which is equivalent to $428.6 million. This figure makes France the leader in dependence on Russian supplies of enriched uranium among other countries, such as South Korea, Germany and the United States. Read more here

2023: Government contributions to pay for energy by citizens and companies reached 3% of GDP

State donations of European countries to pay for energy by citizens and companies from 2021 to January 2023, caused by the refusal of energy purchases from Russia

Electricity prices for industrial enterprises in countries of the world

2022

Rise in electricity prices due to pressure on Russia

Due to Germany's conflict with Russia, France gained an advantage in electricity prices for enterprises

For November 2022

Динамика роста цен на electric power from August 1, 2021 to August 1, 2022 in countries Europe

Half of the 56 nuclear reactors were shut down. Kazakhstan supplies 40% of uranium

By June 2022, half of the 56 nuclear reactors had been shut down in France. Of these, 12 were stopped due to corrosion, the elimination of which can take several years.

Energy generation by nuclear power plants in EU countries in 2022

The shutdown of reactors will affect about 35% of all electricity generation in France in the short term and 15% in the medium term.

Data for 2022

At this time, Kazakhstan provides about 40% of France's uranium needs.

2021

Rise in prices for electric energy by 200%

Europe never paid as much for electricity as in 2021. The average cost of electricity in, Germany, and by France Spain Britain the end of 2021 reached a record level, rising by more than 200%.

NPP is the main source of energy in the country

2020: Average energy consumption per capita

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Energy consumption per capita, including electricity, transport heating in 2019-2020