Because of nuclear.
By comparison, Germany dropped its nuclear power industry in favor of focus on renewables. Now they import electricity generated by nuclear from France and buy fossil fuels from Russia despite recent Russian aggression.
Who isn't dependent on fossil fuel imports from Russia? France. Who is looking to ban all internal combustion engines from their largest city by 2030? France.
Because of nuclear.
>2023 when several reactors were switched off for longer unexpected maintenance periods.
Who exploited Niger for four decades for its Uranium?
France
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/h...
Who is the main buyer in the EU of Russian Uranium?
France
https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2025-01-eu-and-us-re...
If they aren’t dependent on Russian fossile fuels why do they still buy from Russia?
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250414-greenpeace-report-reve...
Germany became a net importer of electricity in 2023, but it took the vast majority of its nuclear power plants offline long before that, when Germany still was a net exporter of electricity. Even in 2022, during the gas crisis with barely any nuclear power left, Germany net exported records amounts of electricity to other European countries, with France at the top of the receiving end because half of their nuclear reactor fleet was offline.
Lastly, Germany has one of the most stable grids in the world, while France does issue blackout warnings when demand peaks.
What they have done is outsourced the management of their grid to their neighbors fossil fuel power plants, and then only when they truly have to they reduce the output of their nuclear power.
Stick two French next to each other and they would in short order crash.
> Residents of Andorra and parts of France bordering Spain were also reporting being hit by the blackout.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/spain-portugal...
A sudden rise in demand would have the same effect because nuclear power plants can’t react that quickly.
