The electricity sector promises 12.000 new hires per year to support the electrification of the country

Companies responsible for installing electrical equipment, connecting energy infrastructure, and industrial electrification have pledged to recruit 12.000 employees and 3.000 apprentices each year to support the government's ambitious electrification plan unveiled this week. The announcement comes on the eve of a meeting organized at the Élysée Palace by Emmanuel Macron around the "French electricity team".

According to Serce, a trade association representing companies specializing in electrical infrastructure, these recruitment drives will cover the entire French territory. The needs will focus particularly on jobs related to charging stations, electrical grids, data centers, and port and industrial infrastructure.

An energy transition planned over several decades

The government aims to increase the share of electricity in final energy consumption from 27% in 2024 to 34% in 2030 and then to 38% in 2035. This strategy involves a massive modernization of infrastructure and an increase in electrical capacity in many economic sectors.

To meet workforce needs, nearly 150 vocational high schools have already been equipped with specialized equipment to train more technicians and electricians. Companies in the sector particularly want to strengthen training programs in the areas of high voltage and high-power installations.

The State brings together industrialists and energy companies at the Élysée Palace

The meeting organized on Tuesday by Emmanuel Macron will bring together numerous stakeholders from the energy, building, and industrial sectors, as well as the network operators RTE and Enedis. Two "business pacts" are expected to be signed at this event to accelerate France's electricity transition.

Large groups such as Vinci Energies, Eiffage, Spie and Equans are among the companies involved in this transformation plan, presented as an industrial project expected to last twenty-five to thirty years.