January 29, 2019

The future of French nuclear power is finally unveiled

[This article was based on information available as of January 18, 2019 and the EPP has since been published. And its content is consistent with what we anticipated …] After some delays and hesitations, on 27 November 2018, the French government presented the path for the multi-year energy programme (programmation pluriannuel de l’énergie, PPE). However, this […]

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The cost of CO2 in French electricity: tax and/or market? Double the punishment

While the debate surrounding the ‘yellow vests’ seemed to focus primarily on the taxation of hydrocarbons – CO2-emitting fossil fuels -, the issue of the price of electricity – which, in France, rightfully crystallises around the evolution of regulated tariffs, as virtually all offers to individuals are indexed there – is beginning to gain momentum.

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PPE: renewable gas on the upswing… concealing a decline in overall gas usage

The Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie [multi-annual energy programing] (PPE) was finally presented by the Minister for Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition, François de Rugy, on 27 November. It has established the priorities for action to be undertaken by public authorities for the 2019-2023 and 2024-2028 periods. Several objectives were announced and/or confirmed, including, in particular, ‘turning our

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