That’s how strained the French grid has become — not from a lack of energy, but from too much of it.
A mix of soaring solar capacity, strong nuclear output, and weak spring demand has created major oversupply issues. In response, TSO RTE has been forced to:
🔹 Trigger costly emergency balancing mechanisms
🔹 Curtail renewable generation almost daily
🔹 Call on European neighbours to take surplus electricity
“This issue will likely last until at least mid-June,” says Clément Bouilloux, Head of Montel Analytics France.
