France asks Brussels for state-aid approval for nuclear projects
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
France has asked the European Commission to approve state aid for six EDF nuclear reactors, with the first expected by 2038.
PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A request for approval has been sent to the European Commission for a state aid package to cover costs of six nuclear reactors planned by French utility EDF, a spokesperson for the French energy ministry said on Friday.
France is planning to build six nuclear reactors under a new design with the first expected to come online in 2038. The French state agreed to issue a subsidised loan covering at least half the construction costs of six nuclear reactors earlier this year.
(Reporting by Forrest Crellin, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Nuclear reactors are facilities that use nuclear fission to generate heat, which is then used to produce electricity.
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