Maud Descamps, edited by Ugo Pascolo 6:17 am, November 23, 2021
RTE, the electricity transmission network, plans a winter under special vigilance for the supply of electricity to the French.
In the view of the manager, the beginning of the year 2022, and its weather, unknown for the time being, which will be decisive.
The Covid-19 crisis continues to affect electricity production in France.
As temperatures drop as winter approaches, RTE, the electricity transmission network, is planning a winter under special vigilance for the supply of electricity to the French.
Because of delays in maintenance work on the nuclear fleet, caused by the coronavirus crisis, the manager predicts that between five and 15 reactors will be shut down this winter, out of the 56 in France.
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Weather uncertainties for January and February
As a result, the electricity supply will be tight, especially at the start of 2022. This period is indeed full of uncertainties.
"We do not yet have a crystal ball on the weather conditions for the months of January and February", confirms at the microphone of Europe 1 Jean-Paul Roubin of RTE.
"Will it be cold? Will there be wind? ... We will wait for more certainties. However, with the data available today, we consider that 'we are not in production availability which makes it possible to evacuate any risk with regard to security of supply, but without generating a very strong alert on this subject. "
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Power cuts as a last resort
If electricity were to run out, however, RTE could take several measures, ranging from encouraging eco-friendly actions to a drop in voltage across the entire network or, as a last resort, to targeted power cuts.