A measure of “forecasting.” Faced with the risk of power cuts this winter, the government said it had foreseen “all scenarios”, even the worst, namely possible “targeted and programmed power cuts” of a maximum of hours that would be decided to relieve the network. , according to a circular sent on November 30 to the prefects.
Invited this Tuesday on RTL, the Delegate Minister in charge of Transport, Clément Beaune, confirmed that these possible cuts could locally disturb rail traffic. As regards air transport and, therefore, airports, it is difficult to know if they will really be affected, the Ministry of Transport being particularly imprecise on this issue at this stage.
The EELV deputy for Paris, Sandrine Rousseau has her opinion on the matter. Asked on Tuesday on RMC and BFMTV, she said she was “in favor” of cuts at airports. “Why not? More than a ventilator, yes, I think it’s more important. We turn off everything that’s not absolutely essential,” she said.
According to Enedis spokesman Laurent Méric, cuts at airports will be possible.
But not all airport infrastructure will be affected. With the ParisianADP (Airports de Paris) claims, for example, to have been included in the list of operators “of vital importance” in the decree of the prefecture.
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What about other airports? The decision rests with the prefects. But at this stage, Nicolas Paulissen, general delegate of the Union of French Airports (UAF), says that he has had “no comment” and suggests that some airports have been informed by the authorities of possible cuts in the coming months. Even if they were worried, the consequences would be limited:
“They supply the critical parts of airports in particular: beaconing for takeoffs and landings, security (passenger and baggage control), baggage control and classification…”, he continues, confirming the words of Laurent Méric according to which “airports have their own emergency electricity” and “are capable of self-powering.
Therefore, it will not be necessary to interrupt traffic in the event of voltage in the electrical network. “All critical operations are preserved thanks to the generators and, if necessary, other services can be degraded by lowering the light, for example”, underlines the general delegate of the UAF, adding that these generators can “ensure the ‘supply of the airport between 24 and 48 hours’.
Source: BFM TV
