French energy company EDF suffered a loss of 1 billion euros in revenue due to strikes at its nuclear and hydroelectric power plants. Mass strikes on pension reform in the republic led to disruption of maintenance and repair of nuclear reactors, informs Reuters, citing the source.
Last year, EDF management temporarily shut down almost half of the company’s reactors for repairs amid the intensifying energy crisis in the European Union (EU). The forced purchase of missing amounts of energy has caused the cost of electricity to reach record levels. The article states that as a result, the concern has incurred losses of 17.94 billion euros.
“French energy company EDF suffered a loss of 1 billion euros in revenue due to strikes at its nuclear and hydroelectric power plants. Mass strikes on pension reform in France disrupted the maintenance and repair of nuclear reactors. As a result, this could shift the reactor maintenance schedule by 18-24 months,” the material says.
In addition, EDF had to make changes to its plans to hire new employees this year. The note states that in 2023 the company plans to hire 3-3.5 thousand workers, but against the background of the above problems, this figure will most likely have to be reduced.
13 March British newspaper The Telegraph knowledgeable EDF on alerting the heads of major electricity suppliers, including Orsted and RWE, that British authorities imposing heavy taxes are endangering tens of billions of pounds of environmental investment. Investment in the local energy sector is hindered by an unexpected tax.