Dismantling existing wind farms, as Marine Le Pen plans, would be "
an aberration
", said Emmanuel Macron Thursday on France Bleu, during a visit to Le Havre to campaign on ecology.
"
Getting out of renewables is a complete aberration, we would be the only country in the world to do so
", he protested.
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"
In Madame Le Pen's project, I was amazed to discover (...) that hundreds of millions of euros would be spent dismantling existing wind turbines, which, I must say, is a use of the money of the taxpayer who questions me
, ”he added, ten days before the second round of the presidential election.
Asked by listeners about his program, he defended his plan to develop both nuclear and renewables, in particular offshore wind farms.
50 offshore wind farms
The moratorium on wind power advocated by Marine le Pen, he insisted, would lead to the closure of the Siemens Gamesa industrial site for the production of offshore wind turbines, located in the port of Le Havre and which should create 750 jobs.
This is the largest industrial project dedicated to renewable energies in France.
Marine Le Pen's program indicates that existing wind turbines will be dismantled gradually: “
We will pronounce a moratorium on wind and solar power;
for wind power, we will launch the gradual dismantling of sites, starting with those that are reaching the end of their life.
All grants dedicated to promoting these processes will be suspended
.”
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Emmanuel Macron's program plans to install 50 wind farms at sea, with a total power of 40 GW.
The president-candidate also undertook to develop the recycling of wind turbines, which are currently 90% recycled, and not to open parks “
without consultation
” in particular with fishermen.
During a walkabout in Le Havre Thursday morning, Emmanuel Macron was challenged on ecology in this city where Jean-Luc Mélenchon came out on top in the first round with 30% of the vote.
The program of the leader of the Insoumis was to install 3,000 wind turbines at sea.