President Emmanuel Macron has promised to announce in October a resumption of “control of the price of our electricity” so that it is “sustainable both for our businesses and for our households”, in a context of inflation and prices energy always high.
While a battle of figures opposes the renationalized company EDF and the State on the future regulation of electricity, the president said he wanted prices which are “compatible” with the requirements of “competitiveness” and give ” visibility both to households and to our industrialists.”
“In October we will be able to truly announce electricity prices which are compatible with this competitiveness and which will give visibility to both households and our industrialists and have prices which put us in a completely favorable situation and competitive at European level,” explained the president.
Negotiations between the State and EDF
The State shareholder and EDF have been trying for several months to agree on the new regulatory framework supposed to take over from Arenh, a mechanism which obliges EDF to sell part of its electricity at low prices to its supplier competitors. alternatives until December 31, 2025.
Between the State and the CEO of the renationalized company, Luc Rémont, appointed 10 months ago, two visions clash on the method. The State wants electricity prices to be as close as possible to production costs, in order to protect the purchasing power of consumers and to promote the competitiveness of businesses in a context of reindustrialization, a priority of the ‘executive.
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