In 2022, the “Electricity of France” group (EDF) suffered one of the worst losses in the history of the Paris Stock Exchange Index (CAC 40), which led to a rise in its indebtedness to a record level of 64.5 billion euros at the end of a black year, affected by problems in its nuclear fleet. and its coercive contribution to government measures to reduce the expenditures of the French.
The sales value of the giant electricity company, Electricity de France, increased by 70 percent to reach 143.5 billion euros, driven by higher energy prices. However, the group declined with a very heavy net loss of 17.9 billion, compared to profits of 5.1 billion euros in 2021.
This is one of the largest losses recorded by a group in France following France Telecom (20.7 billion euros) and Vivendi Universal (23.3 billion) twenty years ago.
With the sharp rise in electricity prices, Édérique de France saw the return of a large number of French customers, but it was unable to produce enough power plants and had to buy electricity at high prices in the market.
“The significant increase in sales is driven by electricity and gas prices,” said Luc Raymond, chairman of the board of directors of the group, who took office last fall with enormous challenges facing the company.
However, he added, the gross operating margin was “significantly affected by a decline in nuclear production and the exceptional regulatory measures implemented in France in 2022 in difficult market conditions”.
Raymond stressed that the production of nuclear plants “ranges in the range of 300 and 330 terawatt-hours (in 2023)”, noting that this indicates a “gradual exit from the stress corrosion crisis”, i.e. the problem of micro-cracks that were detected on parts of the pipes, which led to Closure of a number of reactors since the end of 2021.
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Speaking on this occasion, Karim Cheikh, President of GIMAS declared: “It is the mobilization of all our members, the obligation to reinvent themselves that made us aware of the need to create an international event of exchange and sharing linking all decision-makers in Africa with those in this sector who embody the best of globalization”.
“The Aerospace African Forum is part of a dynamic response that we are bringing to contribute to the new ecological and economic revolution that is shaking our Earth,” said Mr. Cheikh, quoted in a GIMAS press release.
Exchange with global aerospace players, meet African decision-makers, find the right partners, present the latest technological offers, discover the most relevant innovations… All this in less than a day, that’s the concept of Aerospace African Forum.
The theme of “Sustainable Mobility” was chosen for this first edition, the press release specifies, stressing that GIMAS, the Responsible Industrial Federation, “affirms that the aerospace sector has fully taken into account the climatic, social, economic and health challenges. that are disrupting our planet”.
Thus, continues the same source, “sustainable responses, particularly in this capital subject of mobility, are at the heart of its approach. The African potential in aerospace and defense in this new framework that sovereignty requires, constitutes one of the great challenges of this century, the aviation of the future, at the heart of connected mobility, synonymous with freedom, is here a necessity. . With this conviction: only a disruptive innovation will make it possible to reconcile environmental urgency and imperative of development that humanity expects”.
At the heart of Morocco’s aerodynamics, Casablanca, a pivotal city for Europe and Africa, widely open to the Atlantic, hosts the Aerospace African Forum, which aims to be a global meeting largely open to the Africa, as well as a crossroads of innovation for all types of mobility, airport structures, space, aeronautics, connectivity, defence, security, environmental subjects… An event in the image of the dynamic of Africa nourished by many problems, rarely approached elsewhere.
What are African expectations regarding the technological offer? How to co-construct the development of the continent? What know-how does Morocco propose to share in international programs? When will aviation be decarbonized? Is Africa connected, the new Eldorado of sustainable mobility? So many topics that will be addressed by the world’s leading experts.
“To better share, better radiate, the free, live broadcast of the debates will allow a wide audience, in particular the younger generations, and partner universities to access the exchanges of the participants. With the Aerospace African Forum, for the first time, Africa brings together the major players in the aerospace sector and builds into the future”, concludes the press release..
Cannabis disrupts placental function in early pregnancy
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Women who use cannabis in the first six to 14 weeks of pregnancy are at greater risk of their baby being developmentally disabled, dead, or born prematurely. This is reported by scientists from the American Society for Prenatal Medicine.
Almost six percent of 10,000 pregnant women had marijuana in their urine – an indication that they had consumed the substance in the first six to 14 weeks of pregnancy. These women and their unborn children had relatively more health problems, such as poor fetal growth, stillbirths and an increased risk of maternal hypertension.
“We specifically wanted to study cannabis use in early pregnancy, as this is when the placenta forms. Because a lot of the information that we currently have indicates that cannabis affects the function of the placenta,” said Prof. Dr. Torri D. Metz, of the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. “As more states legalize marijuana use, we need better data. Women need to understand the risks of cannabis in pregnancy so they can make better choices.”
The placenta (placenta) supplies the growing child with nutrients and oxygen and carries away waste products from the child’s metabolism. It also produces hormones that support the growth of the unborn child. Medicines, drugs, alcohol and nicotine can be transferred from the bloodstream of a pregnant woman to the child through the placenta.
Bundesliga: This is how you see VfB Stuttgart – 1. FC Köln live on TV on Saturday – BUNDESLIGA
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Important points once morest relegation?
The VfB Stuttgart faces an important home game. The Swabians, who are threatened with relegation, will receive the on Saturday followingnoon (February 18). 1. FC Cologne. The duel will be live on Sky (advertisement) are transmitted. Kick-off is at 3:30 p.m.
Bruno Labbadia’s (57) team wants and needs to finally win their first league win of the year once morest the Rhinelanders. Because: With a meager 16 points, the Swabians are currently in 17th place in the Bundesliga table. After all: a statistic should provide some hope. Stuttgart coach Labbadia lost only one of eleven duels once morest FC in his coaching career. On the other hand, there are five wins and five draws.
Nevertheless, the 57-year-old assesses the opponent as unpleasant: “They live from the collective, work extremely well together. You notice that in every phase of their game. Of course, like all teams, they have weaknesses. But they make up for it with a lot of walking.”