France as part of its upcoming multi-year energy plan (PPE) is dramatically watering down earlier pledges to phase down nuclear power to 50% (from now above 70%), with the target reached at the earliest in 2035, the AFP newswire said.

The country under its previous government had planned to reach the 50% nuclear share already in 2025.

Paris reportedly is slated to present three scenarios next week for reducing nuclear in its power mix.