2021-01-06 13:20:00
FRANCE NUCLEAR POWER DOWN
ENERDATA - 6 Jan 2021 - EDF's nuclear output declined by 12% to just over 335 TWh in 2020. In 2019, nuclear power generation in France dipped by 3.5% to 379.5 TWh, missing its 384-388 TWh target. In January 2020, the group announced a target of up to 395 TWh for the year but it soon revised it to 375 TWh in a context of pandemic-related crisis. In April 2020, EDF cut again its 2020 nuclear output estimate in France by 20% to 300 TWh, before forecasting a higher nuclear production in July 2020 (around 315-325 TWh, i.e. +5 to 8%) and in October 2020 (325-335 TWh). Finally, in December 2020, EDF revised upward its nuclear generation forecast for 2020 in France, to around 335 TWh.
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Earlier:
2020, December, 15, 13:50:00
NET ZERO NUCLEAR POWER
As opposed to strategies to simply reduce emissions by 20 or 30%, a net zero target requires finding ways to totally eliminate fossil emissions and meet all of our energy needs with very low carbon options.
2020, December, 10, 11:45:00
FRENCH NUCLEAR ENERGY IS IMPORTANT
France's nuclear industry comprises 3000 companies and 220,000 jobs, with 5000 new hires planned for 2021 in spite of the crisis caused by the pandemic.
2020, December, 10, 11:40:00
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY COSTS WILL DOWN
The cost of electricity from new nuclear power plants remains stable, yet electricity from the long-term operation of existing plants constitutes the least cost option for low-carbon generation.
