PARIS (Reuters) – France will not have to suffer a power cut before the end of the year, the executive director of RTE, the manager of high-voltage lines in France, said on Wednesday.
“Before the end of the year, no, and after the end of the year, or at the beginning of next year, we must not panic”, replied Jean-Paul Roubin on BFM TV to a question on this hypothesis.
A government circular sent last week to the prefects details the measures and steps to be taken to deal with possible power cuts this winter, likely to occur in the event of a cold episode generating needs exceeding the production of the nuclear fleet. , undermined by maintenance and repair operations.
Emmanuel Macron urged on Tuesday to put an end to the “absurd” debates and the “scenario of fear” which is developing around possible power cuts this winter.
(Written by Nicolas Delame)
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