In Le Havre, Emmanuel Macron denounces “the aberration” of Marine Le Pen on wind turbines

Disassembling existing wind farms, such as the Marine Le Pen project, would be “an aberration”, said the candidate of the Republic on the market in the presidential election, Thursday during an interview on France Bleu.

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Since the installation of the duel between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron in the Elysee race, each day is marked by the candidate president’s attacks against one or more aspects of his far-right rival project. Thursday, April 14 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), where he moves on the theme of ecology, the outgoing head of state has grown its proposals on wind farms but took the opportunity to criticize the pen, which proposes to disassemble the already existing wind turbines.

“Leaving the renewable is a complete aberration, we would be the only country in the world to do it,” he insurgered. “In the project of M me Le Pen, with stupor, I have discovered hundreds of millions of euros to disassemble existing wind turbines, which I must say it, is a use of the taxpayer’s money that interrogates me, “he added, to ten days of the second round of the presidential election.

The biggest project of creation d Winds in France threatened in case of election of Marine Le Pen

In questioned by auditors on his program, he defended his project to develop both nuclear and renewable, especially the wind farms at sea. The moratorium on the wind advocated by Marine Le Pen, A-T He insisted, would result in “the destruction of 750 jobs” on the industrial site of Siemens Gamesa of offshore wind turbine production, located on the port of Le Havre. This is the largest industrial project dedicated to renewable energies in France.

The Marine Le Pen program indicates that a dismantling of existing wind turbines will gradually be carried out: “We will pronounce a moratorium on wind and solar; for wind, we will launch the progressive dismantling of the sites starting with those who arrive at the end of life. All subsidies dedicated to promoting these processes will be suspended. “The program of Emmanuel Macron is to install fifty wind farms at sea. The president candidate has also committed to developing the reuse of wind turbines, Currently recycled at 90%, and not to open parks “without consultation”, especially with fishermen.

Used early in the day, the candidate of the Republic on the move was welcomed by his former Prime Minister and current mayor of Le Havre, Edouard Philippe. However, it is not quite in conquered ground since the port city, like many big cities, placed Sunday the leader in the lead Jean-Luc Mélenchon at the top of the vote, nearly three points in front of Emmanuel Macron last Sunday.

/Media reports.