French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned that France is facing its “most severe drought” ever recorded and announced the activation of a government crisis unit. Borne said in a written Continue Reading
Electricite de France SA, France’s state-owned utility, announced on Tuesday that it is highly likely it will be forced to extend cuts to nuclear generation as scorching weather pushes up Continue Reading
France experienced its driest July on record as searing heat spread across Europe, putting strain in key crops. The average precipitation across the country was 8.1 millimeters (0.3 inches), making Continue Reading
Gas demand from all customers of French utility giant Engie has dropped in recent weeks amid surging natural gas prices in Europe as Russia slashed deliveries, the French company said Continue Reading
Agnes Pannier-Runacher The French government is doubling down on calls to save energy amid rising prices and the war in Ukraine. Agnes Pannier-Runacher, minister for energy transition, said steps include Continue Reading
France’s biggest oil company is discounting gas it sells at its service stations across the country, a novel move by one of the world’s largest energy firms amid pressure from Continue Reading
High water temperatures threaten to reduce France’s already unusually low nuclear output, piling more pressure on operator EDF (EDF.PA) at a time when half its reactors are offline due to Continue Reading
Electricite de France SA’s Tricastin nuclear plant in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France. Photographer: Theo Giacometti/Bloomberg Output cuts at some French nuclear plants are expected to stretch into next week as a heatwave Continue Reading
The French should brace for a complete cutoff of Russian natural gas, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, Bastille Day, calling on citizens to turn public lights off at night Continue Reading
France’s soft-wheat output will drop about 7% to 32.9 million tons this year. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg Heat, drought and storms have shrunk the wheat harvest in France, the European Union’s Continue Reading
