France used to have the cheapest electricity in Europe by far thanks to its nuclear power plants. Unfortunately they have neglected those plants for some years (because of the anti-nuclear lobby) which means they not are not in the best of shapes at the moment.
— Proofchecker (@proofchecker) December 19, 2022
Maybe people should stand up and complain about this war, huh?
RT:
France faces a greater risk of running short on electricity this winter after the nation’s grid operator, Electricite de France (EDF), extended maintenance halts for several nuclear reactors, Bloomberg has reported.
The utility announced on Monday that the restart of its Penly-2 unit has been delayed from January 29 until June 11, while the reopening of the Golfech-1 unit has been pushed back to June 11 from February 18, according to the outlet.
The halt of the Chattenom-3 reactor has reportedly been prolonged by one month until March 26, and the restart of Civaux-2 has been postponed by more than a month until February 19.
On Friday, EDF announced it would delay the startup of a new nuclear reactor in western France by several months into 2024 due to construction work having been extended. That project is already more than a decade late, according to Bloomberg.
France produces roughly 70% of its electricity from 56 nuclear reactors, of which over 20 are currently shut down, causing a sharp drop in power generation.
What kind of people just lay there and take it like this?
Why is no one saying anything?
Do they stand with the Ukraine and their brutal war of aggression?
❝To fight CO2 emissions, there will be emission quotas, which are basically “permits to pollute”, and more sectors concerned with maritime and air transport in addition to electricity producers and the highest energy consuming sectors.❞ https://t.co/IGnFZc5ljc
— France Diplomacy🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo_EN) December 19, 2022