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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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Germany’s Bundestag approves gas bailout plans, plant return
Germany’s lower house (Bundestag) late on Thursday approved measures to provide financial support for gas importers and to aid the return of mothballed coal and oil-fired power plants amid the current energy crisis.
read more... 08/07/2022
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France mulls seizure of gas plants to secure supply
France plans to take-over the running of gas-fired plants to prevent blackouts this winter amid low nuclear output and fears of Russian gas supply halt, the government said late on Thursday.
read more... 08/07/2022
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EU Parliament to vote on 'green' gas and nuclear rules
The European Parliament will decide on Wednesday whether to block or accept an EU law labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, which has exposed deep rifts between countries over how to fight climate change.
read more... 06/07/2022
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Germany sticks to 2030 coal exit target despite energy crisis
Germany said Monday it still aimed to close its coal power plants by 2030 despite reverting to the fossil fuel following an energy crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
read more... 21/06/2022