No risk of power cuts before mid-January.
This Wednesday morning, the president of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) Emmanuelle Wargon said that the risk of power cuts is receding.
According to the president of the CRE, the call for sobriety has been "really heard by the French", with a 9% drop in total consumption over the last four months in France.
Power cuts are power outages organized in the event of possible electricity shortages.
“Until January 15, we know that we will have no difficulty” in meeting the needs of the population and businesses in electricity, thanks to the forecast temperatures, the efforts of sobriety by all and the gradual restarting of nuclear reactors. 'EDF, said Emmanuelle Wargon, interviewed on France Inter.
Be careful in case of cold snap
"Afterwards, if there is a cold snap, the situation will necessarily be more tense", nevertheless warned the manager, welcoming the "citizen gesture" of the French who spontaneously reduced their consumption at the end of the year while the Temperatures were above seasonal averages.
"It really means that people are paying attention and that they are anticipating the increase in regulated prices, which will be 15% in January for gas, and 15% in February for electricity", recalled the president of the CRE.
According to data published on Tuesday by the operator of the high-voltage electricity network RTE, electricity consumption continues to fall in France, with a drop of 7.4% last week compared to the average for previous years (2014-2019). ) the same week.
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