{"id":444034,"date":"2026-01-29T17:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/01\/29\/nucleare-cresce-la-produzione-ue-la-francia-in-testa\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:26:33","slug":"nuclear-power-eu-production-on-the-rise-with-france-leading-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/01\/29\/nuclear-power-eu-production-on-the-rise-with-france-leading-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear power: EU production on the rise, with France leading the way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – In 2024, European nuclear fission power plants generated 649,524 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity<\/strong>. This figure represents a 4.8 per cent increase compared to 2023, driven by higher production in France (+12.5 per cent), Sweden (+4.5 per cent), and Slovenia (+4.2 per cent). In total, this amount of energy accounted for 23.3 per cent of European energy production<\/strong>, despite being generated in only 12 <\/strong><\/span>of 27 countries. <\/p>\n

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In 2024, 12 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 649 524 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity.\u2622\ufe0f\u26a1\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nLargest nuclear producers in the EU:
\nFrance (380 451 GWh; 58.6% of the EU\u2019s nuclear power)
\nSpain (54,510 GWh, 8.4%) <\/p>\n

More info <\/strong>https:\/\/t.co\/u4csHQuXj3<\/a> <\/strong>pic.twitter.com\/6zEPhoqNjT<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u2014 EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) <\/strong>29 January 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

However, the 2024 result should be interpreted with caution. <\/span>Nuclear production in Europe has been declining since 2007<\/span>. <\/span>The 649,000 gigawatt hours in 2024 represent a much lower amount than the figures for the <\/span>1990s or early 2000s<\/a>.<\/span> Another era for nuclear energy, driven, among others, by German power stations, capable of producing around 150,000 gigawatt hours annually, which have been completely shut down in 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, a return to nuclear energy<\/a> began to emerge from 2021 onwards. However, France was almost the only country to report a positive figure. <\/span>In recent years, the French have been committed to restarting their numerous power stations at full capacity<\/span>, without building any new ones. Other countries, on the other hand, have either reduced their production or stayed at roughly the same levels as previous years..
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Compared to the entire Union’s production, the French managed to generate <\/span>58 per cent of all nuclear energy<\/span>. This is a huge gap compared to other EU partners. The second largest producer was Spain, which covered only <\/span>8.4 per cent of the EU total<\/span>, followed by Sweden with 5 per cent.
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Returning to France, the statistics centre <\/span>Eurostat<\/a><\/span> has calculated that <\/span>67.3 per cent of all electricity produced beyond the Alps is nuclear<\/span>. Only Slovakia has such high percentages. Given its small size, its five reactors have been able to produce <\/span>61 per cent of the electricity<\/span> generated within its national borders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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