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French power output down over 1.5 GW as workers start protest over restructuring
A strike by employees at French utility EDF in protest against a plan to restructure the state-controlled company cut power generation at two nuclear reactors and two gas-fired power plants on Wednesday evening, company data showed.
read more... 17/10/2019
EDF nuclear power generation fell 8.6% in September
Electricity generation from French nuclear reactors operated by utility EDF fell 8.6% year-on-year in September to 27.5 terawatt hours (TWh) due to a high number of reactor outages, the company said on Monday.
read more... 08/10/2019
Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor for annual maintenance
Bulgaria’s only nuclear plant, Kozloduy, has shut one of its two 1,000-megawatt reactors for planned annual maintenance, it said on Sunday.
read more... 23/09/2019
Daily (13.09.2019): Welding anomalies at French nuclear reactors supported spot gas and power prices across Europe
Crude oil prices had another bearish day, after Donald Trump denied the possibility on an interim U.S.-China trade deal. Comments by OPEC+ alliance that deeper cuts would not be decided before a meeting in December and ECB’s decision to cut its deposit rate also weighed on prices. Hence, Brent crude dropped by 0.7% to close at $60.38 a barrel, while WTI futures lost 1.2% to settle at $55.09 a barrel.
read more... 13/09/2019
France's EDF flags problems with nuclear welds, shares dive
French utility EDF has discovered problems with the weldings and other components in some of its nuclear reactors, it said on Tuesday, sending its shares down more than 8% as investors worried about potential closures.
read more... 11/09/2019