A total of 9.9 gigawatts of electricity production from nuclear, thermal and hydropower stations was removed from the grid due to the strikes, an EDF spokesperson said
Workers striking in protest at proposed French pension reforms disrupted fuel deliveries and refining operations at several sites operated by TotalEnergies and Esso on Tuesday while power supply was also reduced.
Real-time consumption is lower than forecasts yesterday, which were already 4 GW lower than average at current temperatures, he added. “Esso is doing everything to supply its customers and reduce the consequences of this national movement against the pension reform,” the spokesperson said. The TotalEnergies spokesperson said that out of 296 operators on its sites, 64 per cent were on strike on Tuesday morning.
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