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France has no plan to dismantle energy group Engie: minister
France has no plan to dismantle energy group Engie after the company, whose main shareholder is the French state, decided last week to oust its chief executive Isabelle Kocher, French Environment Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Wednesday.
read more... 12/02/2020
France faces tough Arenh reform talks with EC – minister
Talks with the European Commission over plans to reform sales of French nuclear output to rivals will be no “walk in the park” as Brussels has “state aid and competition distortion” concerns, said France’s energy minister. “You can imagine that when we propose a regulatory mechanism for prices at a European level, there are indeed fears of state aid, fears of distortion of competition, but that is what we must respond to,” Elisabeth Borne told Montel on the sidelines of an energy conference in Paris.
read more... 07/02/2020
Caisse des Depots arm to buy into 143-MW Total renewables bundle
Banque des Territoires, part of France's Groupe Caisse des Depots, has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Total Quadran’s 143-MW portfolio of solar and wind energy assets in France.
read more... 28/01/2020
France to close Havre coal power plant in April 2021
France’s 580 megawatt (MW) Havre coal power plant will close on April 1, 2021, the energy ministry said on Friday.
read more... 14/01/2020
Natural Power on point for 2GW grid link
Renewables consultancy Natural Power has helped to secure consent for the 2GW AQUIND interconnector between southern England and northern France.
read more... 10/01/2020