France trims renewables, revives nuclear as climate rollback rattles markets - Feb 12, 2026

Prysmian Daily News Update · Feb 12, 2026 · 2m

As of February 12, today’s news highlights significant developments in energy policy, particularly relating to France's revised renewable energy plans, alongside corporate shifts in various sectors. In a change to its energy strategy, France trimmed its planned installation of total wind and solar capacity up to 2035 by as much as a fifth, under a new 10-year energy planning law (PPE) announced by the finance minister today, as electricity demand growth was set to slow. The law also reverses a previous legal mandate to shut down 14 nuclear reactors. Meanwhile, in a significant environmental…