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January 2018

January 2018 was marked both by a very strong fall in gross demand and by

significant hydraulic and wind generation because of the weather conditions.

Gross demand fell by 17.8% compared to January 2017. Corrected for

climate factors, demand was slightly lower (-0.1%). Demand by industrial

sites connected to the public transmission network record increased by

2.3%.

Fossil fuel thermal generation was down 54.2% compared to January 2017.

Two new records were set for renewable generation excluding hydraulic

with 5 TWh and hydraulic generation with 7.2 TWh.

Wind generation was significantly higher by 87.9% because of particularly

favourable wind conditions in January. Solar generation fell by 17.6%

compared to 2017.

For France, trade was globally in favour of experts over all its borders except

with the CWE area.

7 new installations went into service in January 2018.

2Monthly Overview - January 2018

Monthly Electrical Energy Overview

January 2018

In January, hydraulic generation in Auvergne-Rhône-Alps and in Occitanie

covered respectively 43% and 39% of electricity demand in these regions

Market prices were lower in most European countries.

GENERATIONSeveral records were set in January 2018. Renewable generation excluding hydraulic was strongly up by 56% compared to

2017 and reached a new record level of more than 5 TWh. Hydraulic generation exceeded 7.2 TWh (a 38% increase) its

highest level since 2013. There was therefore much less need for fossil fuel thermal generation which recorded a fall of

more than 54%.

WIND AND SOLARThe stormy spells and gusts of wind led to an increase in wind generation of 88% compared to January 2017, which set a

new record of 3.9 TWh. The monthly average load factor was greater than 38%. The average monthly cover rate of

demand reached a record with 8%. Solar generation fell by nearly 17.6% compared to January 2017.

INTERNATIONAL TRADEIn January, France’s trade was strongly in favour of exports with over 7 TWh, the highest since August 2014. The export

balance of trade was close to its historical records across all borders with the exception of the CWE area.


Monthly Electrical Energy Overview

January 2018

NEW INSTALLATIONS7 installations went into service in January, including one overhead 150 KV line, three 63KV aerial-underground lines, two

63KV overhead lines to improve the security of the network, as well as a shunt reactor of 80MVA for better control of the

225KV high voltages of the northern part of the Pays de la Loire region.

DEMANDGross demand was down 17.8% compared to January 2017, due to a monthly average temperature increase of 5.4°C

compared to January 2017. Corrected for climate factors, overall demand was slightly down (-0.1%). The increase in

demand by large industry seen since May 2017 slowed a little in January 2018.

TERRITORIES AND REGIONSFollowing the plentiful rainfall of January 2018, hydraulic generation increased in all regions except in Provence-Alpes-

Côte-d'Azur (a fall of 32%). The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region was the most productive region with generation of 2.9

TWh which covered 43% of its demand. It was followed by the Occitanie region with 1.5 TWh i.e. cover of 39% of its

regional demand.

ELECTRICITY MARKETSThe French price fell sharply and its monthly average amounted to €35/MWh. Demand remained limited, with

particularly mild temperatures for the season and good availability of nuclear energy following on from that of

December.

*without energy sector

* Perimeter France excl. Corsica, losses included

Monthly energy consumption

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Adjusted national consumption

Direct RTE customers *

Adjusted consumption on PDN

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Monthly electrical energy overview

January 2018

January 2018January 2018Installed capacity (MW) Energy generated (GWh)

Focus on generation sectors

Nuclear

63 130

Wind

13 539

Solar

7 647

Other RES

1 949

Conventional

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18 947

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electric

25 517

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40 791

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Solar

299

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* Refer to glossary for category definitions

Wind capacity awaiting connection at Enedis as of 31/12/17: 6 557 MW

** data available up to December 2017 Solar capacity awaiting connection at Enedis as of 31/12/17: 2 626 MW

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Load factor of wind generation

January 2018

Mean load factor by half-hour interval (%) and associated power

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Development of generating fleets in France**

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January 2018

Distribution of regional generationDistribution of regional

consumption

Hydraulic generation reaches the highest ever monthly level

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Aperçu mensuel sur l'énergie électrique

Septembre 2015



January 2018

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Monthly hydraulic generation reached a new

record high of 7252 GWh as a result of the

rainy conditions in January 2018.

The two regions where hydraulic generation

was the highest were the Auvergne-Rhone-

Alpes region with 2955 GWh (43% of the

regional demand) and the Occitanie region

with 1583 GWh (39% of its demand).

Compared to January 2017, hydraulic

generation increased in all regions with the

exception of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

where it fell by 32%.

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Daily average value evolution of the spot prices during the month

Moyenne sur le mois

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€/MWh

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January 2018

34,95

36,78

38,7929,46

56,34

49,9851,63

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47,4747,77

48,24

48,2537,92

38,68

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Sens du spread

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prix > prix FR

On Monday 1 January, there was a spell of negative

prices in several European countries: France,

Germany/Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and

Slovenia. This spell is explained by very plentiful

wind generation whereas demand is at its lowest

level on this public holiday. The price fell to € -

76/MWh in Germany and € -31.8/MWh in France. It

should be noted that on this day, the French price

was negative for seven hourly periods; i.e. more

than the previous three years combined.

Other negative prices were recorded in the month,

in Germany and to a lesser extent in Denmark when

wind generation was high.

Several spells of negative prices in Europe

Prix (€/MWh)

The energy values described correspond to contracted exchanges on Euronext.

Commercial exchangesJanuary 2018

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January 2018

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EXPORT : 8 843 GWh

IMPORT : 1 839 GWh

GWh

BALANCE : 7 005 GWh

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Minimal balance Maximal blance



January 2018

Overhead line Underground line Substation

63 to 150 kV

63 kV overhead line

Laurons - Lavera

Bouches du Rhône (13)

Partial renewal of conductors

80 MVA shunt reactor

Oudon

Mayenne (53)

Better control of 225kV high

voltage in the northern part of

the Pays de la Loire region

150 kV overhead line

Bancairon - Entrevaux

Alpes Maritimes (06)

Rehabilitation of the line to secure

the power supply to the area

63 kV overhead-underground line

Breteuil - Piquage à Gannes

Gannes - Piquage à Gannes

Valescourt - Piquage à Gannes

Oise (60)

As part of the restructuring of the 63 kV

network of centre of the Oise

department



January 2018

Data sourcesThis document relies on metered data collected by RTE and also on data sent by the french DSOs, especially eRDF and EDF SEI.

Gross national demands and actual temperatures

Daily peak for perimeter France excl. Corsica

For more information on how actual

temperatures and reference temperatures are

calculated, visit RTE's website:

http://www.rte-

france.com/lienrapide/media_apercus_an

Extreme capacity value trend

Max/Min Power:

Maximum/minimum power consumption in France over the month,

excluding Corsica

Absolute extreme value:

Extreme value for consumption observed since 1st January 2008

GenerationThe "Hydro-electric" category includes all types of hydro plants (impoundment, run-of-river, etc.). Consumption for pumping by pumped storage facilities is not deducted from generation.

The "Nuclear" category includes all nuclear units. Consumption by auxiliary units is deducted from generation.

The "Fossil-fuel thermal" category includes Coal, Oil and Gas-fired technologies.

The "Other RES" category includes PV solar, Biomass, Biogas and paper/card waste.

The installed capacity values are valid for the end of the month, with the exception of the "Other RES" category, which is valid for the start of the month.

Monthly gross consumption

Perimeter : France with Corsica, losses included

Wind Generation Coverage of demand

Load factor :

Ratio of wind power generated to nominal installed

wind capacity

Coverage rate :

Ratio of wind power generated to gros national consumption

at a given time

Generation

Nb

Puissance

installéePuissance

cumulée

Projets en file

d'attente

Projets en

préparation

NbPuissance

cumulée

Filière

Eolien

dont Offshore

Photovoltaïque

361 MW 22

24 MW 9

42% 80%

238 MW 1 30 MW

2131 MW 9 2559 MW

Wind: onshore and offshore wind projects. The share of offshore capacity is indicated in the row below

Installed capacity:

Cumulative capacity of installations for which a connection agreement has been signed.

Queued projects:

Projects which have entered the connection queue under RTE's connection procedure, i.e. projects which have signed a "queuing proposal" with RTE, following a detailed

connection study or a "technical and financial proposal".

Projects in preparation:

Connection projects for which RTE has been asked to provide a detailed study or technical and financial proposal, currently being examined by RTE, or for which the

Trend by sector in sliding year adjusted from the climate effect

Total consumption: Consumption of France, with Corsica, losses included.

Adjusted from climate effect.

Adjusted consumption on PDN: Represents the consumption of

resditential and SMEs/SMIs sector. Data adjusted from weather effect.

Direct RTE customers : Industrial sites connected directly to the PTN

(excluding consumption at source). Energy sector is excluded

Trend in sliding year : growth between the last 12 cumulative monthly

values and the previous 12

International exchanges

Glossary

Prices in EuropeMonthly average of spot prices in the different price zones of the coupled area. France is always represented in white, the other areas are coloured based on the difference

in price compared with France (blue: lower price, red: higher price, the deeper the colour, the greater the difference).

Daily spot price changes

Change of the spot price in France and in the coupled neighbouring

regions, over a month in daily average, (NB: for Italy the price of

the northern area is shown, for Nordic countries the average of the

areas displayed on the map is shown).

Spot price: Wholesale price of electricity, determined by the power exchanges the day

before for delivery the following day, for each hour of the day.

Spread : Price differential between two price areas (here between each price area and

France).

Price area: Geographic area inside which the electricity price is identical and where

exchanges are done with no allocation of capacity. A price area may combine several

countries (for example: Germany, Austria, Luxembourg) and a country may be subdivided

into more than one price area (for example: Italy, Norway).

Daily extrema :

Extrema of the half hour mean power value of the global international

commercial exchanges, observed daily.

Type of installation

Name of installation

(or substation)

Département

Nature of work

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