The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the French Competition Authority (ADLC) have alerted the government to the pitfalls of the regulatory scheme that is due to replace Arenh in 2026. The CRE and ADLC believe that it will be difficult to guarantee fair competition between EDF and its competitors

Thanks in particular to the improved availability of its nuclear fleet, France has once again become the leading exporter of electricity in 2023. Last year, France exported 50.1 TWh, ahead of Sweden (28.6 TWh), Norway (17.3 TWh) and Spain (13.9 TWh). Hydroelectric generation has also contributed

The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has submitted its proposed changes to regulated electricity tariffs to the Minister for Energy. CRE is proposing to maintain the tariff at a virtually unchanged level (+0.01%) from 1 February. However, the level of the regulated tariff is set to rise as a

The government has entrusted Philippe Darmayan, former Chairman of Arcelor Mittal, with a mediation mission to facilitate discussions between EDF and industrial companies with a view to concluding long-term supply contracts. When the agreement between the government and EDF on regulating the price of nuclear electricity was announced on 14

In an opinion issued on 14 December, the Conseil d'Etat found that the merger of the Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) and the Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (IRSN) "does not come up against any constitutional obstacles or international instruments governing nuclear safety and radiation

The 2024 Finance Act maintains the rate of the TICFE for 2024 at €0.5/MWh. However, the government will have the option of raising the rate of the TICFE between now and 31 January 2024, provided that the increase in the rate does not lead to an increase of