ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE” FOR EDF, SAYS THE MAYOR
PARIS (Reuters) – “All options are on the table” when it comes to the future of EDF, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told BFM TV on Tuesday. questioned him about a possible nationalization of the electrician.
Controlled at almost 84% by the French State, EDF is faced with significant financial needs to invest while the group is already heavily indebted.
Checks and repairs to be carried out in order to remedy the corrosion problems detected on certain reactors have also forced it to revise downwards its nuclear production estimates.
Emmanuel Macron launched in February the vast project of the renewal of the French nuclear fleet by announcing the construction of six new new generation reactors (EPR2), with the possibility of eight additional reactors.
(Sophie Louet and Nicolas Delame)