BMI View: President Hollande has plans for France''s energy sector: he has declared a goal of reducingFrance''s dependence on nuclear sources of power (which currently account for around 75% of theelectricity mix) to 50% of electricity generation. This bold target has opened up a nationwide debate as towhether or not France is capable of meeting this goal, not least given that hydraulic fracturing (fraccing)exploration for shale gas and oil was effectively ruled out by a moratorium. Will France fill up the nucleargap with electricity generated by renewable sources of power? As much as France''s Green Party would likethis to be true, progress is limited in the renewabl...
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