FRANCE
TABLE 1: POPULATION INFORMATION
Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | |||||
1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010* | 2000 - 2010 | |
Population (Millions) | 58.0 | 60.5 | 62.7 | 64.7 | 0.7 |
Population Density (Inhabitants/km2) | - | - | 99.0 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
Urban Population as % of Total | - | - | 77.0 | 77.0 | 0.0 |
Area (1000 km2) | 649.0 |
TABLE 2: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | ||||||
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2006 | 2008 | 2000 - 2008 | |
GDP (Billions of Current €) | 445.0 | 1033.0 | 1441.0 | 1806.0 | 1950.0 | 4.0 |
GDP (Billions of Constant 2000 US$) | 689.0 | 1239.0 | 1328.0 | 12953.0 | 2122.0 | 7.0 |
GDP Per Capita (Current US$/Capita) | 11535.0 | 17277.0 | 25276.0 | 30819.0 | 33090.0 | 3.4 |
TABLE 3: ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
Fossil Fuels | Nuclear | |||
Oil | Liquified Hydrocarbons | Gas | Uranium* | |
Total Amount in Specific Units* | 14.0 | 0.16 | 6.3 | 11700.0 |
TABLE 4: ENERGY STATISTICS [MTOE]
Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | ||||||||
ENERGY CONSUMPTION** | 1973 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1973 - 2008 | 2000 - 2008 |
TOTAL | 179.7 | 190.0 | 228.3 | 269.2 | 276.7 | 273.7 | 273.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
- Coal | 27.8 | 31.1 | 19.2 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.1 | -9.8 | -2.0 |
- Oil | 121.5 | 107.1 | 88.3 | 95.1 | 91.6 | 90.4 | 88.9 | -3.8 | -0.8 |
- Natural Gas | 13.2 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 37.6 | 41.0 | 40.6 | 40.7 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
- Primary Electricity | 7.7 | 22.2 | 83.2 | 108.9 | 117.5 | 116.2 | 117.1 | 40.5 | 0.9 |
- Thermal Renewables | 9.4 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
ENERGY PRODUCTION | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1973 - 2008 | 2000 - 2008 |
TOTAL | 43.5 | 52.5 | 111.8 | 132.5 | 138.4 | 135.3 | 137.1 | 15.4 | 0.4 |
- Coal | 17.3 | 13.1 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -47.5 | -32.4 |
- Oil | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -8.3 | -6.0 |
- Natural Gas | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -22.7 | -7.5 |
- Primary Nuclear Electric | 3.8 | 16.0 | 81.7 | 108.2 | 117.7 | 114.6 | 114.5 | 53.0 | 0.7 |
- Other Renewables | 9.8 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Energy Independence Rate | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1973 - 2008 | 2000 - 2008 |
TOTAL | 23.7 | 27.4 | 49.7 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.5 | - | - |
TABLE 5: ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION & CAPACITY
Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | ||||||||
Capacity of Electrical Plants [GWe] | 1973 | 1979 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1973 - 2008 | 2000 - 2008 |
TOTAL | - | - | 103.7 | 115.1 | 115.5 | 115.9 | 120.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
- Thermal | - | - | 23 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
- Hydro | - | - | 25 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 0.1 | 0 |
- Nuclear | - | - | 55.8 | 63.2 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 63.1 | 0.7 | 0 |
- Other Renewables | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 | - | - |
Electricity Production (TWh) | 1973 | 1979 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 1973 - 2008 | 2000 - 2008 |
TOTAL** | 182.4 | 241.4 | 420.1 | 540.8 | 576.2 | 569.9 | 574.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
- Thermal | 119.5 | 133.6 | 48.2 | 53.1 | 66.7 | 62 | 60.4 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
- Hydro, Wind, Solar | 48.1 | 67.8 | 58.3 | 72.5 | 58 | 68.3 | 74.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
- Nuclear | 14.8 | 40 | 313.7 | 415.2 | 451.5 | 439.7 | 439.5 | 10.2 | 0.7 |
TABLE 6: ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
1973 | 1979 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | |
Energy Consumption Per Capita (TEP/Capita) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.15 |
Electricity Consumption Per Capita (MWh/Capita) | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
Electricity Production/Energy Production (%) | 18 | 34 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 |
Nuclear/Total Electricity (%) | 8 | 17 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 76.3 |
Ratio of External Dependency (%)** | 76.1 | 75.3 | 50.6 | 48.9 | 50.4 | 43.5 |
TABLE 7: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Station | Types | Net Capacity |
Operator | Status | Reactor Supplier |
Criticality | Construction Date |
Grid Date |
Commercial Date |
Shutdown Date |
UCF for year 2011 |
BELLEVILLE-1 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1980-05-01 | 1987-09-09 | 1987-10-14 | 1988-06-01 | 73.0 | |
BELLEVILLE-2 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1980-08-01 | 1988-05-25 | 1988-07-06 | 1989-01-01 | 98.4 | |
BLAYAIS-1 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1977-01-01 | 1981-05-20 | 1981-06-12 | 1981-12-01 | 83.5 | |
BLAYAIS-2 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1977-01-01 | 1982-06-28 | 1982-07-17 | 1983-02-01 | 81.2 | |
BLAYAIS-3 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1978-04-01 | 1983-07-29 | 1983-08-17 | 1983-11-14 | 88.2 | |
BLAYAIS-4 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1978-04-01 | 1983-05-01 | 1983-05-16 | 1983-10-01 | 79.4 | |
BUGEY-2 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1972-11-01 | 1978-04-20 | 1978-05-10 | 1979-03-01 | 82.1 | |
BUGEY-3 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1973-09-01 | 1978-08-31 | 1978-09-21 | 1979-03-01 | 96.7 | |
BUGEY-4 | PWR | 880 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1974-06-01 | 1979-02-17 | 1979-03-08 | 1979-07-01 | 59.3 | |
BUGEY-5 | PWR | 880 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1974-07-01 | 1979-07-15 | 1979-07-31 | 1980-01-03 | 45.9 | |
CATTENOM-1 | PWR | 1300 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-10-29 | 1986-10-24 | 1986-11-13 | 1987-04-01 | 98.2 | |
CATTENOM-2 | PWR | 1300 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1980-07-28 | 1987-08-07 | 1987-09-17 | 1988-02-01 | 66.6 | |
CATTENOM-3 | PWR | 1300 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1982-06-15 | 1990-02-16 | 1990-07-06 | 1991-02-01 | 70.8 | |
CATTENOM-4 | PWR | 1300 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1983-09-28 | 1991-05-04 | 1991-05-27 | 1992-01-01 | 88.4 | |
CHINON-B-1 | PWR | 905 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1977-03-01 | 1982-10-28 | 1982-11-30 | 1984-02-01 | 73.7 | |
CHINON-B-2 | PWR | 905 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1977-03-01 | 1983-09-23 | 1983-11-29 | 1984-08-01 | 87.3 | |
CHINON-B-3 | PWR | 905 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1980-10-01 | 1986-09-18 | 1986-10-20 | 1987-03-04 | 77.8 | |
CHINON-B-4 | PWR | 905 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1981-02-01 | 1987-10-13 | 1987-11-14 | 1988-04-01 | 86.8 | |
CHOOZ-B-1 | PWR | 1500 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1984-01-01 | 1996-07-25 | 1996-08-30 | 2000-05-15 | 81.1 | |
CHOOZ-B-2 | PWR | 1500 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1985-12-31 | 1997-03-10 | 1997-04-10 | 2000-09-29 | 95.2 | |
CIVAUX-1 | PWR | 1495 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1988-10-15 | 1997-11-29 | 1997-12-24 | 2002-01-29 | 67.9 | |
CIVAUX-2 | PWR | 1495 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1991-04-01 | 1999-11-27 | 1999-12-24 | 2002-04-23 | 91.4 | |
CRUAS-1 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1978-08-01 | 1983-04-02 | 1983-04-29 | 1984-04-02 | 73.0 | |
CRUAS-2 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1978-11-15 | 1984-08-01 | 1984-09-06 | 1985-04-01 | 74.1 | |
CRUAS-3 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-04-15 | 1984-04-09 | 1984-05-14 | 1984-09-10 | 85.7 | |
CRUAS-4 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-10-01 | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-27 | 1985-02-11 | 89.7 | |
DAMPIERRE-1 | PWR | 890 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-02-01 | 1980-03-15 | 1980-03-23 | 1980-09-10 | 71.2 | |
DAMPIERRE-2 | PWR | 890 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-04-01 | 1980-12-05 | 1980-12-10 | 1981-02-16 | 89.3 | |
DAMPIERRE-3 | PWR | 890 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-09-01 | 1981-01-25 | 1981-01-30 | 1981-05-27 | 79.4 | |
DAMPIERRE-4 | PWR | 890 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-12-01 | 1981-08-05 | 1981-08-18 | 1981-11-20 | 83.7 | |
FESSENHEIM-1 | PWR | 880 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1971-09-01 | 1977-03-07 | 1977-04-06 | 1978-01-01 | 68.5 | |
FESSENHEIM-2 | PWR | 880 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1972-02-01 | 1977-06-27 | 1977-10-07 | 1978-04-01 | 27.8 | |
FLAMANVILLE-1 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-12-01 | 1985-09-29 | 1985-12-04 | 1986-12-01 | 87.4 | |
FLAMANVILLE-2 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1980-05-01 | 1986-06-12 | 1986-07-18 | 1987-03-09 | 83.8 | |
GOLFECH-1 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1982-11-17 | 1990-04-24 | 1990-06-07 | 1991-02-01 | 98.3 | |
GOLFECH-2 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1984-10-01 | 1993-05-21 | 1993-06-18 | 1994-03-04 | 81.4 | |
GRAVELINES-1 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-02-01 | 1980-02-21 | 1980-03-13 | 1980-11-25 | 54.5 | |
GRAVELINES-2 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-03-01 | 1980-08-02 | 1980-08-26 | 1980-12-01 | 87.5 | |
GRAVELINES-3 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-12-01 | 1980-11-30 | 1980-12-12 | 1981-06-01 | 80.4 | |
GRAVELINES-4 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1976-04-01 | 1981-05-31 | 1981-06-14 | 1981-10-01 | 83.7 | |
GRAVELINES-5 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-10-01 | 1984-08-05 | 1984-08-28 | 1985-01-15 | 88.5 | |
GRAVELINES-6 | PWR | 910 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-10-01 | 1985-07-21 | 1985-08-01 | 1985-10-25 | 89.5 | |
NOGENT-1 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1981-05-26 | 1987-09-12 | 1987-10-21 | 1988-02-24 | 86.9 | |
NOGENT-2 | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1982-01-01 | 1988-10-04 | 1988-12-14 | 1989-05-01 | 84.7 | |
PALUEL-1 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1977-08-15 | 1984-05-13 | 1984-06-22 | 1985-12-01 | 95.0 | |
PALUEL-2 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1978-01-01 | 1984-08-11 | 1984-09-14 | 1985-12-01 | 87.7 | |
PALUEL-3 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-02-01 | 1985-08-07 | 1985-09-30 | 1986-02-01 | 84.0 | |
PALUEL-4 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1980-02-01 | 1986-03-29 | 1986-04-11 | 1986-06-01 | 88.7 | |
PENLY-1 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1982-09-01 | 1990-04-01 | 1990-05-04 | 1990-12-01 | 71.4 | |
PENLY-2 | PWR | 1330 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1984-08-01 | 1992-01-10 | 1992-02-04 | 1992-11-01 | 89.5 | |
ST. ALBAN-1 | PWR | 1335 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-01-29 | 1985-08-04 | 1985-08-30 | 1986-05-01 | 57.1 | |
ST. ALBAN-2 | PWR | 1335 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1979-07-31 | 1986-06-07 | 1986-07-03 | 1987-03-01 | 95.3 | |
ST. LAURENT-B-1 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1976-05-01 | 1981-01-04 | 1981-01-21 | 1983-08-01 | 78.7 | |
ST. LAURENT-B-2 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1976-07-01 | 1981-05-12 | 1981-06-01 | 1983-08-01 | 69.4 | |
TRICASTIN-1 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1974-11-01 | 1980-02-21 | 1980-05-31 | 1980-12-01 | 77.4 | |
TRICASTIN-2 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1974-12-01 | 1980-07-22 | 1980-08-07 | 1980-12-01 | 63.0 | |
TRICASTIN-3 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-04-01 | 1980-11-29 | 1981-02-10 | 1981-05-11 | 73.4 | |
TRICASTIN-4 | PWR | 915 | Operational | EDF | FRAM | 1975-05-01 | 1981-05-31 | 1981-06-12 | 1981-11-01 | 86.2 | |
FLAMANVILLE-3 | PWR | 1600 | Under Construction | EDF | AREVA | 2007-12-03 | 2016-12-30 | 2016-12-31 | |||
BUGEY-1 | GCR | 540 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | FRAM | 1965-12-01 | 1972-03-21 | 1972-04-15 | 1972-07-01 | 1994-05-27 | |
CHINON-A1 | GCR | 70 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | LEVIVIER | 1957-02-01 | 1962-09-16 | 1963-06-14 | 1964-02-01 | 1973-04-16 | |
CHINON-A2 | GCR | 180 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | LEVIVIER | 1959-08-01 | 1964-08-17 | 1965-02-24 | 1965-02-24 | 1985-06-14 | |
CHINON-A3 | GCR | 360 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | GTM | 1961-03-01 | 1966-03-01 | 1966-08-04 | 1966-08-04 | 1990-06-15 | |
CHOOZ-A (ARDENNES) | PWR | 305 | Permanent Shutdown | SENA | A/F/W | 1962-01-01 | 1966-10-18 | 1967-04-03 | 1967-04-15 | 1991-10-30 | |
EL-4 (MONTS D'ARREE) | HWGCR | 70 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | GAAA | 1962-07-01 | 1966-12-23 | 1967-07-09 | 1968-06-01 | 1985-07-31 | |
G-2 (MARCOULE) | GCR | 39 | Permanent Shutdown | COGEMA | SACM | 1955-03-01 | 1958-07-21 | 1959-04-22 | 1959-04-22 | 1980-02-02 | |
G-3 (MARCOULE) | GCR | 40 | Permanent Shutdown | COGEMA | SACM | 1956-03-01 | 1959-06-11 | 1960-04-04 | 1960-04-04 | 1984-06-20 | |
PHENIX | FBR | 130 | Permanent Shutdown | CEA/EDF | CNCLNEY | 1968-11-01 | 1973-08-31 | 1973-12-13 | 1974-07-14 | 2010-02-01 23:59:00 | |
ST. LAURENT-A1 | GCR | 390 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | FRAM | 1963-10-01 | 1969-01-07 | 1969-03-14 | 1969-06-01 | 1990-04-18 | |
ST. LAURENT-A2 | GCR | 465 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | FRAM | 1966-01-01 | 1971-07-04 | 1971-08-09 | 1971-11-01 | 1992-05-27 | |
SUPER-PHENIX | FBR | 1200 | Permanent Shutdown | EDF | ASPALDO | 1976-12-13 | 1985-09-07 | 1986-01-14 | 1986-12-01 | 1998-12-31 |