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Fessenheim plant to shut by mid-2020
Units 1 and 2 of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in eastern France will permanently shut down in February and June 2020, respectively, Secretary of State for Ecological and Solidarity Transition Emmanuelle Wargon said yesterday. Their closure had previously been set to coincide with the start-up of the Flamanville EPR, which has now been delayed until possibly the end of 2022.
read more... 30/09/2019
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
Siemens wins €450m contract to build power plant in France
Siemens has secured a turnkey contract worth about €450m from Compagnie Electrique de Bretagne to build a new combined-cycle power plant in Landivisiau in western France.
read more... 05/09/2019
France announces over 2 GW of solar tenders in 2020
France plans to open tenders for the construction of over 2,000 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2020, the government announced on Friday.
read more... 03/09/2019
Equinor, Total team up to explore for oil & gas offshore Sri Lanka
According to several media reports, including Colombo Page, Ceylon Today, and Reuters, the country’s government on Tuesday signed a two-year offshore exploration deal with France’s Total and Norway’s Equinor.
read more... 29/08/2019