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PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) – A strike by EDF ( EDF.PA ) began to cut French nuclear output on Saturday, according to data published by the leading utility.

The outage, which began on Friday, has reportedly caused nuclear power plants to lose about 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of electrical output – the equivalent of two reactors, according to reports.

According to EDF, the strike affected the production of four nuclear reactors at the Tricastin power plant, as well as the second reactor at Flamanville.

President Emmanuel Macron, despite nationwide protests and strikes, the minimum in the country pension promised to continue with the reforms aimed at raising the age from 62 to 64.

The walkout by EDF workers began well ahead of a planned strike on March 7, when unions protested France’s reforms. protest They said they would stop.

Reporting by Benjamin Mallet, writing by Mathieu Rosemain, editing by Mark Heinrich

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2023-03-04 14:49:25
Source – reuters

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