Deep-rooted problems with France’s nuclear-heavy energy strategy are raising serious questions about its winter preparedness.
last month that EDF was committed to restarting all its nuclear reactors this winter, Reuters reported, with closed reactors reopening each week from October.there is no risk of a total blackout this winter but some power cuts during peak demand periods cannot be ruled out.
"There should be some conservatism in terms of whether France will be able to bring these reactors back on time, but we shouldn't be overly pessimistic. The track record shows they have more or less been on time as of late." per megawatt hour in late August. Analysts fear the country may struggle to produce enough nuclear energy to support both its own needs and those of its neighbors in the coming months.
"It was the U.K., Germany, Spain and to some extent Switzerland that all stepped in. So, for me, the past month really has just uncovered some of the political talk which was not always objective," he added, referring to talk of nuclear energy as a climate solution among politicians.France not only lost its position as Europe's biggest exporter of electricity this year but also, remarkably, imported more power than it exported.
Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, said the extended subsidies — the most generous in the EU — are likely to add to the French government's difficulties in facing down fiscal and budgetary battles.
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