RTE puts it very simply: achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 means "planning the third major stage in the construction of the French electricity system". The first two were the reconstruction of France after the Second World War, followed by the construction of nuclear power plants in the 1980s.
With this in mind, on 14 March the electricity transmission system operator (TSO) put out to consultation several documents relating to its future ten-year network development plan. This "national programme plan", which…