For the first time since March, French nuclear production exceeded 40 gigawatts, while power cuts are likely this winter.
French nuclear production exceeded 40 gigawatts (GW) this weekend for the first time in nine months, as the country recorded a cold snap, data from RTE, the manager of high-speed lines, showed on Sunday December 11. stress in France.
A peak of nuclear power
It stood at 40.6 GW on Sunday at 11:00 GMT after rising above 40 GW on Saturday for the first time since March 11, RTE said.
Nuclear production in France has been affected in recent months by the unavailability of reactors for maintenance, inspections or repairs, but EDF announced on Friday the restart of three nuclear reactors that had been shut down.
The President of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), Emmanuelle Wargon, estimated on Friday on Europe 1 that France should reach a production capacity of 40 GW “next month”.