According to ASN report, the lid of the Flamanville reactor vessel, currently under construction by France’s EDF, may not be able to operate more than a few years, needing to be replaced after its scheduled start-up in 2018.
read more... 27/06/2017
Chinese-owned Alinta Energy and a private Australian company are among the firms competing for the purchase of a coal-fired power plant in Australia from France's Engie SA, a sale that could bring in $1 billion, as mentioned by people familiar with the process.
read more... 26/06/2017
According to government spokesman Christophe Castaner, France's new President Emmanuel Macron and Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot, France will go beyond the targets within the framework of the Paris agreement. A detailed list of policy actions would lay out climate changes for the next 5 years and will show where France will exceed its previous commitments.
read more... 14/06/2017
French environment and energy minister Nicolas Hulot declared on Monday that the government plans to reduce the share of nuclear to 50% of the country’s power generation from the current 75%. As for the possibility of introducing a carbon tax, Hulot said that France already has a carbon tax which is increasing every year.
read more... 13/06/2017
France will produce enough power during the summer to meet demand, even during continued heat waves, and will remain a net power exporter, as stated by electricity grid network operator RTE on Tuesday.
read more... 06/06/2017