RTE, France’s transmission system operator| RTE

An uninterrupted flow of current

Using our grid to accelerate the energy transition

Poste electrique coucher de soleil - credit Julien COLLOT

Creating value for the regions and for corporate competitiveness

Composite image of Europe at night 2016 - Credits NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from Miguel Román - NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

RTE, a key player within Europe’s power system

Energy pathways 2050 - Key results of the study

In compliance with its legal obligations (Generation Adequacy Report) and at the request of the French government, in 2019, RTE launched a wide-ranging study on the evolution of the power system called “Energy Pathways 2050.”

The key results of this study are available in the following executive summary.

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10 January 2021

Energy pathways to 2050 - Key results

Executive summary

Futurs énergétiques 2050 - Le rapport complet (février 2022)

Conformément aux engagements pris lors de la concertation ainsi qu'au calendrier de publication prévu à l'automne 2021, RTE publie le 16 février 2022 les analyses approfondies et compléments des principaux résultats des Futurs énergétiques 2050.