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Nationwide French strike cuts French electricity production
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Posted on September 18, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
A nationwide strike in France reduced EDF's nuclear production by 1.1 GW, affecting the Flamanville 1 reactor. Hydropower output remains stable.
PARIS (Reuters) - French utility EDF's nuclear production was reduced by 1.1 gigawatt early on Thursday, data from the company showed, as workers lowered power output at the Flamanville 1 reactor as part of a nationwide strike expected to hit several sectors.
Nuclear production was only affected at a single power plant while hydropower output was unaffected, the data showed.
France has 57 GW of total nuclear capacity, which produces about 70% of the country's annual electricity.
(Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
Nuclear production refers to the generation of electricity through nuclear reactions, primarily fission, in nuclear power plants.
Hydropower is the generation of electricity using the energy of flowing or falling water, typically harnessed through dams or turbines.
Electricity production is the process of generating electric power from various energy sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewable sources.
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