2023-04-23 21:01:40 AA/ Tunis / Fatma Ben Amor French electricity for this winter is trading at the highest prices in Europe, French media reported. Since mid-March, the prices of forward electricity contracts for this winter have started to rise again in France. “Now, electricity contracts for the fourth quarter of 2023 are trading at 303 … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 03/14/2023 at 13:51update on 03/14/2023 at 14:44 This content is not accessible. The Heysham 1 and 2 power station in the UK. Phil Noble / REUTERS In the midst of a cost of living crisis boosted by energy bills, the British government and the energy company Centrica, parent … Read more
A welding defect led EDF to announce this Friday a delay and an additional cost on the construction site of its new generation nuclear reactor in the Channel. Its start-up is now scheduled for 2024. You are missing a few welds and everything is postponed. EDF announces six months delay additional for the commissioning of … Read more
Investigation Article reserved for subscribers The construction of the six nuclear reactors wanted by Emmanuel Macron should begin in 2024 with a first pair at the Penly power plant in 2027. But the French giant is encountering serious problems with this development of the Flamanville EPR and finds itself under pressure from the Nuclear Safety … Read more
The cost of building a program of six new-generation EPR2 nuclear reactors is estimated at 51.7 billion euros, excluding financing costs, to which 4.6 billion would be added in the event of difficulty in implementation, indicates a government audit published on Friday 18 February. → READ. Emmanuel Macron advocates the “nuclear renaissance” The commissioning of … Read more
51.7 billion euros: this is the price of the program of six EPR2 reactors, excluding financing costs, according to the report published by the government on Friday February 18, on the basis of two external audits. “A robust estimate of a median scenario”, is it written. The authors are nonetheless cautious, given the slippages observed … Read more
For the 10 million or so households that had subscribed to an offer from an alternative supplier, precisely to pay less for their electricity, the bad news will soon arrive, with very significant price revaluations. Some have already received an email in December, telling them that their bill will increase for their next monthly payment. … Read more