There are “risks” of selective and rotating power cuts in France “in January” in case of too cold weather and if consumers do not reduce their consumption during alerts, the president of the Energy Regulatory Commission of France warned on Saturday morning. Emmanuelle Wargon.
In January, according to the forecasts published this Friday by the operator of the electrical network RTE, EDF should be able to supply 40 gigawatts (GW), or 65% of the installed nuclear capacity.
“No Blackout”
This time of year, typically, “we’re around 50, or even at most around 60 GW. However, we’ll be more around 40, and at 40 GW, we don’t have a lot of wiggle room,” said Ms. .wargon. .
“There will be no blackout,” said the manager. “The system that jumps, that’s not going to happen,” he said. “The worst that can happen are targeted, determined cuts that rotate from city to city,” he added.
Electricity transmission system operator RTE warned on Friday that there is now a “high” risk of strains on the French power grid in January, due to the slower-than-expected restart of EDF’s nuclear reactors.
Source: BFM TV
