EDF, world leader in low-carbon electricity generation
Worldwide
With 95% of its electricity production decarbonized in 2025 (1), the EDF Group is nowadays the world’s leading producer of low-carbon electricity (2) and is pursuing its ambition to contribute to carbon neutrality by 2050. In 2025, the carbon intensity produced par the EDF Group stands at 26.5 gCO2/kWh, down 11% compared to 2024 (3). It’s one of the lowest in the world and seven time lower than the European utilities average (4).
Consolidated data at 31/12/2025
(1) Direct CO₂ emissions related to production, excluding life-cycle assessment (LCA) of production means and fuel. Source: EDF Group's URD 2025 - page 6.
(2) Source : Enerdata, World ranking of zero direct CO₂ emissions producers (2025, TWh).
(3) Source: EDF Group's URD 2025 – page 9.
(4) Source : EEA Greenhouse gas emission intensity of electricity generation in Europe 2025 - Value 2024.
EDF Group electric mix
515.5 TWh generated in 2025
Decarbonised generation: 95%
Nuclear: 79.6%
Renewable energies: 15.2% (incl. hydropower 9%)
Combined cycle gazand cogeneration: 4.5%
Fuel: 0.7%
Coal: 0.04%
In France
In France (1), the electricity produced by EDF is 99% CO₂ free, thanks to nuclear power and renewable energies. In 2025, EDF’s specific carbon emissions in France delivered the figure of 3.6 g/kWh (2) produced (vs 3.2 g/kWh in 2024), 50 times less than the European average for the sector (3).
Consolidated data at 31/12/2025
(1) Scope of EDF Continental France (excl. SEI).
(2) Direct CO₂ emissions related to production, excluding life-cycle assessment (LCA) of production means and fuel.
(3) Value 2024, EU-27 European Environment Agency, Greenhouse gas emission intensity of electricity generation by country, Nov. 2025.
EDF electric mix in continental France
419 TWh generated in 2025
Decarbonised generation: 99%
Nuclear: 89.1%
Hydropower: 10.2%
Combined cycle gazand cogeneration: 0.6%
Fuel: 0.05%
Coal: 0.05%
The energy sources in our mix
Nuclear energy
Clean, safe and competitive, nuclear power represents 89.1% of electricity produced by EDF (scope of EDF continental France). It underpins the French energy mix and ensures the country’s energy independence.
Renewable energies
While relying on its nuclear base, EDF is counting on the growth of renewable energy sources (hydroelectric, solar, wind, etc.), whose capacity will increase by more than 70% between 2021 and 2030 to reach 60 GW net.
Genuine commitments to preserve the planet
* IPCC, 2023: Synthesis Report on Climate Change. Contribution of Working Groups I, II, and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team: H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 184 pp., doi: 10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647