Saudi Arabia is aiming to generate 50 percent of its energy from renewables by 2030, with the remainder provided by gas.

The development follows the Indian and French governments signing the Industrial Way Forward Agreement on 10 March 2018 to enable cooperation between the two countries, thereby improving the energy sector and economies through knowledge and technology sharing.

Nuclear output fell more than 2 GW week on week to the lowest average nuclear output since Week 40 in 2020.

In 2015, France decided to cap nuclear energy production capacity in order to diversify its energy sources.

France’s installed renewable capacity, including hydropower, increased by more than 2 GW in 2020

EDF has maintained its 2021 French nuclear output target in a range of 330 TWh-360 TWh after 2020 output fell to a record low of 335.4 TWh, the French utility said Feb. 18.

In December 2020, the French government selected an area located 32 km off the coast of Cotentin (Normandy) to build a 1 GW offshore wind project.

In 2019, nuclear power generation in France dipped by 3.5% to 379.5 TWh, missing its 384-388 TWh target.

France's nuclear industry comprises 3000 companies and 220,000 jobs, with 5000 new hires planned for 2021 in spite of the crisis caused by the pandemic.

NextDecade is currently developing the 27 Mt/year LNG export project, which is facing opposition over environmental concerns.