PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - France trimmed its planned installation of total wind and solar capacity up to 2035 by as much as a fifth, under a new 10-year energy planning law (PPE) announced by the finance minister on Thursday, as electricity demand growth was set to slow.

The law also reverses a previous legal mandate to shut down 14 nuclear reactors.

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"We need to stop our internal family squabbling. We need both nuclear and renewables," Roland Lescure told reporters.

The PPE, which forecasts power demand and governs wind and solar tenders for the sector, is three years late. It was published by decree, due to a divide between lawmakers that has pitted support for renewable subsidies against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to finance at least six new nuclear reactors.

Previous drafts had planned for 133 to 163 gigawatts of total wind and solar capacity, which has been revised down to 105 to 135 GW of installed capacity by 2035, representing a 17% to 21% cut.

France will aim to have 15 GW of installed offshore wind capacity in 2035, down from 18 GW the government had submitted for consultation in 2024.

The target for total installed onshore wind capacity by 2035 will be 35 to 40 GW, down from the 45 GW previously communicated.

Solar capacity will be between 55 and 80 GW by 2035, the report added, compared to a previous forecast of 75 to 100 GW.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/france-trims-wind-solar-targets-by-up-20-new-energy-law-2026-02-12/