Electricity prices in France 2025
In 2025, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in France was € 0.0625 /kWh (▲7% vs 2024). Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2025
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | € 102.47 | € 0.1025 | 66,233 |
| February 2025 | € 122.75 | € 0.1228 | 62,196 |
| March 2025 | € 77.18 | € 0.0772 | 54,091 |
| April 2025 | € 43.26 | € 0.0433 | 44,724 |
| May 2025 | € 20.31 | € 0.0203 | 40,185 |
| June 2025 | € 42.43 | € 0.0424 | 43,010 |
| July 2025 | € 58.86 | € 0.0589 | 43,360 |
| August 2025 | € 55.12 | € 0.0551 | 40,679 |
| September 2025 | € 36.16 | € 0.0362 | 42,696 |
| October 2025 | € 59.76 | € 0.0598 | 45,988 |
| November 2025 | € 61.16 | € 0.0612 | 54,483 |
| December 2025 | € 70.40 | € 0.0704 | 59,414 |
France operates the world's most nuclear-intensive electricity grid: 56 reactors generate around 65% of national supply, plus 12% from hydropower and a fast-growing 14% from wind and solar. RTE, the state TSO, manages the single FR bidding zone — the largest synchronous bloc in Europe. The 2022 fleet-wide stress-corrosion crisis cut nuclear output to a 30-year low, briefly making France a net importer; capacity has since recovered.
Day-ahead clearing happens on EPEX SPOT Paris. The 2024 multi-annual energy plan calls for 6 new EPR2 reactors plus ambitious 100 GW solar and 40 GW offshore wind by 2050.
France is electrically coupled to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK (via 4 GW HVDC), Italy, Spain, and Switzerland — making it the largest power exporter in the EU during low-demand periods. Heating is dominated by direct electric resistance, which makes winter cold spells the dominant driver of peak demand.