Risk of winter blackouts ‘unlikely’, say French energy grid operators

Euractiv | Sep 20, 2022 at 4:11 PM
  • The risk of energy cuts are “improbable” in the colder months.
  • Reducing energy consumption during the winter will become necessary, even in the event that more nuclear energy becomes available and current tensions on the energy market are reduced.
  • Gas use for electricity generation in France doubled in the first half of 2021 (to 24 TWh), and again in the second half of 2022 to reach about 39 TWh, reported gas network operators GRTGaz and Teréga.