“We are almost out of the woods” at the risk of power cuts this winter in France, the president of network administrator TEN, Xavier Piechaczyk, said on Saturday.
“Zero risk does not exist, but I would say that we are almost out of danger,” he said of France Inter.
“We are not at all in the configuration of the risk of cuts that we could have foreseen in November if the French had not substantially reduced their consumption and if the winter had not been so mild,” he said.
Lowest electricity generation last year since 1992
France produced very little electricity last year, the lowest since 1992, according to a report published Thursday by RTE. The country has been affected by both the international gas crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and extremely low hydro and nuclear production.
The latter, affected in particular by corrosion problems in some reactors, reached its lowest level since 1988.
“In 2023 we plan to start up two large offshore (wind) farms (at sea, editor’s note) which are Saint-Brieux and Fécamp, plus all onshore renewable energies; We have to continue at this pace and we accelerate it even then. a little bit,” he advocated.
“We will have more electricity production in 2023 than in 2022, it will also progress in 2024. Now there are many things that affect an electric winter: the first parameter is: are the French going to stay sober?” “The second problem is the weather,” she said.
Source: BFM TV
