The hot weather hitting Europe this week is set to reduce power output from France’s fleet of nuclear reactors, risking even higher electricity prices as the continent endures its worst Continue Reading
France’s energy-intensive companies are speeding up contingency plans and converting their gas boilers to run on oil as they seek to avoid disruption in the event any further reduction in Continue Reading
France could requisition gas-powered electricity generation plants if gas supplies were threatened or order power generation operators using gas to restrict or even suspend operations in case of crisis, according Continue Reading
France will fully nationalise EDF (EDF.PA) , Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Wednesday, in a move that would give the government more control over a restructuring of the debt-laden Continue Reading
France’s EDF (EDF.PA) might be forced to cut nuclear output further because of expected prolonged hot temperatures over the summer months, an executive told a briefing on Tuesday, prompting a Continue Reading
Drought and hot weather this summer are adding to France’s nuclear power generation problems at the worst possible moment. As Europe grapples with low Russian gas supply and the threat Continue Reading
A workers’ strike at Exxon Mobil’s (XOM.N) Esso refinery in Fos-sur-Mer in southern France stopped on Saturday and the halted units are being restarted, the company said on Sunday. “We’re Continue Reading
Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) said on Friday that a strike by workers over pay was forcing it to gradually shut down operations at its Fos refinery plant in southern France. “We Continue Reading
The French government could restart a coal-fired power plant in the Lorraine region in north eastern France this winter, France’s energy ministry said in a written statement Sunday, confirming a Continue Reading
Flows of Russian gas to France via Germany have been halted since June 15, French pipeline operator GRTgaz said on Friday. The group said it had no information on the Continue Reading
France is in talks with the United Arab Emirates to replace Russian oil purchases, which will stop after the imposition of a European Union ban on Russian crude, Finance Minister Continue Reading
French industrial production unexpectedly declined in April, falling for the third consecutive month on continued weakness in manufacturing amid supply disruptions following the war in Ukraine. The factory data for Continue Reading
French nuclear generation remained on course for a record-low May output despite the return of the Tricastin 2 reactor after a five-week refueling outage, system data showed May 25. Receive Continue Reading
TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy 50% of Clearway Energy Group, the fifth-largest renewables company in the United States, marking the French group’s largest U.S renewables Continue Reading
French auto maker Renault RNO -0.30%▼ SA has reached a deal to cede its 68% stake in Russia’s biggest car maker to a state-backed entity for one ruble and a Continue Reading
France’s nuclear power plants are undergoing repairs and extended outages, leading to a 25% decrease in nuclear power plant output this winter, an analysis from Baringa Partners LLP said, according Continue Reading
As Europe suffers its worst energy crisis in a generation, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is proposing to subsidize consumption while further curtailing supply. The 53-year-old nationalist is narrowly Continue Reading
France was the top destination for US LNG cargoes in March as Europe began refilling storage after inventories bottomed out and as Russia’s war in Ukraine raised fears of pipeline Continue Reading
French power grid operator RTE warned on Saturday of a potential “tense” situation between the supply and demand of electricity in the country in the wake of the cold wave Continue Reading
France and Germany saw bigger than expected drops in consumer confidence this month as government measures to help with rising inflation and fuel costs offered little relief in the wake Continue Reading
Companies across the West are retreating from Russia in the wake of President Vladimir Putin ’s decision to invade Ukraine. Some of France’s biggest firms are hanging on. Russians shopping Continue Reading
France sees a potential ban on imports of Russian energy into the EU as an option, its Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said over the weekend, adding that Continue Reading
Two leading French NGOs plan to take legal action against TotalEnergies over possible human rights abuses unless it cuts its business ties with Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, Continue Reading
France is to introduce a rebate of 0.15 euros ($0.16) per litre of transport fuel to help drivers cope with soaring pump prices, Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an Continue Reading
France’s TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) cuts a lonely figure hanging onto its Russian investments during a mass exodus of western oil majors from the country after its invasion of Ukraine, even though Continue Reading
France and Europe still have margin for maneuver to implement further sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday. “Yes there are margins Continue Reading
French consumer prices rose 4.1% in February from a year earlier. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast Continue Reading
France has enough secured gas supplies to get through this winter, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told France 2 TV on Tuesday, adding this was the case in “any Continue Reading
French officials said Vladimir Putin had moved towards de-escalating the Ukraine crisis by promising not to undertake any new “military initiatives” and agreeing to withdraw thousands of Russian troops from Continue Reading
A waiter checks the vaccine pass of customers arriving at a restaurant in central Paris, France. Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to Continue Reading
The number of people with COVID-19 in French hospitals rose by 888 to 25,775, the health ministry said on Monday, the biggest one-day increase since early November 2020 – before Continue Reading
French teachers walked off the job on Thursday over what they say is the government’s failure to adopt a coherent policy for schools to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and protect Continue Reading
PARIS — Faced with a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant, President Emmanuel Macron of France said Wednesday that he wanted to “piss off” millions of his Continue Reading
France’s parliament on Thursday approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a vaccine pass to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant after a tumultuous debate whipped up by Macron’s Continue Reading
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . France is considering a plan to allow electricity producers to burn more Continue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to make daily life more inconvenient for unvaccinated people in the country, which is facing a spike in coronavirus infections driven by Continue Reading
Mr Macron says he wants to limit “as much as possible” access to activities for the unvaccinated French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for Continue Reading
French inflation stabilized in December, indicating price pressures may be near a peak in the euro area after surging on energy costs in the past few months. The 3.4% year-on-year Continue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said the next few weeks would be difficult as the country headed into subdued New Year celebrations after registering 232,200 new COVID-19 cases over Continue Reading
Mild weather forecast for the first half of January should prevent France’s electricity grid coming under strain but the outlook thereafter is uncertain due to a decline in its nuclear Continue Reading
France is seeing a “tsunami” of COVID-19 infections, with 208,000 cases reported over the past 24 hours, a new national and European record, Health Minister Olivier Veran told lawmakers on Continue Reading
Coronavirus Cases Surge Across the Globe France will force its citizens to work from home for most of next month to contain the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant. Continue Reading
Électricité de France S.A., commonly known as EDF, a French electric utility company primarily owned by the state, shuttered two nuclear power plants after routine safety inspections found cracks at Continue Reading
On top of an ongoing natural gas crunch, Europe faces the winter season with reduced nuclear output in France, exacerbating the energy crisis and leaving large parts of the continent Continue Reading
Highlights Efficiency, renewables, nuclear need investment Ageing hydro masks renewables’ contribution Financing clarity needed for post-2030 plan France is not acting fast enough to meet its energy and climate targets, Continue Reading
France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep prices under control, President Continue Reading
President Emmanuel Macron has warned that an energy crisis threatens the world’s post-pandemic recovery, calling for leaders at a G20 summit in Rome this weekend to work together to stabilize Continue Reading
Jacques Kadio has already cut his grocery bill, refuels his car less and turns the heating off when his children are at school, but still the spiralling cost of electricity Continue Reading
RTE, France’s power grid operator, said on Monday that the country could get to carbon-neutral status by 2050 at a cost that would be manageable. The RTE added in a Continue Reading
Strikes by workers over social and employment issues cut nuclear power generation by about 5.4 gigawatts (GW) by 1420 GMT on Tuesday and by 1.4 GW at hydropower stations, EDF Continue Reading
