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EDF warns of up to 3.8 GW cuts on cooling issues

French utility EDF warned on Wednesday of potential output cuts of up to 3.8 GW at its nuclear power plants Tricastin, St Alban and Golfech due to high temperatures in the Rhone and Garonne rivers.

read more... 04/08/2022

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France’s nuclear watchdog approves EDF’s corrosion checks

France’s ASN nuclear authority has approved plans by utility EDF to check its nuclear reactors for potential stress corrosion cracks, without requesting further outages this year.

read more... 28/07/2022

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France to pay 9.7 bln euros to take full control of EDF

France's government is offering 12 euros per share to take full control of EDF in a 9.7 billion euro ($9.85 billion) buyout offer that gives it a free hand to run the group as it contends with a European energy crisis.

read more... 19/07/2022

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EDF nationalisation will not raise French household power bills

The planned nationalisation of French power utility EDF will not result in an increase in the electricity bills of French households, government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Sunday.

read more... 11/07/2022

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Europe’s electricity industry calls for €400bn investment in distribution grids

Jean-Bernard Lévy, the chairman and CEO of French utility EDF and current president of power industry association Eurelectric, has urged EU countries to invest in distribution grids in order to sustain Europe’s move towards climate neutrality.

read more... 22/06/2022

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