France's Electrification Plan Faces Tension with European Grid Centralization (legrandcontinent.eu)

• France's plan targets drastic fossil fuel reduction and massive electrification
• EU Commission pushes centralized grid planning via European Grid Package (EGP)
• France leads coalition against EU plans; Germany, Bulgaria, Finland, Poland, Sweden support

"France's national electrification plan, launched in late May, may be hampered by the EU's push for centralized grid management under the European Grid Package. Paris leads a coalition of member states opposing the proposals, which would give the EU more oversight over national transmission system operators. The French plan includes €100 billion in investments by RTE and 45,000 km of new lines. Germany, Bulgaria, Finland, Poland, and Sweden support France's stance."