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France bets on 'desirable' electric future, thanks to major private funding

President Macron addresses the 'French Electricity Team' at the Elysée Palace.
President Macron addresses the 'French Electricity Team' at the Elysée Palace. AFP - TOM NICHOLSON

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a pact with hundreds of companies as part of an ambitious drive to double the share of domestically-produced electricity in France's energy mix by 2030, from 30 to 60 percent.

Some 200 companies from across the French economy signed the national electrification pact at the Elysée Palace as part of an energy plan unveiled in February.

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