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France, usually an electricity exporter, has been forced once again to import electricity on Wednesday following the decreased production, partly linked to the strikes.

Posted by refer on 21/10/10
Tags: France, Nuclear

On Tuesday, France made a historical import of 6,000 MH. 16 out of France’s 58 nuclear factories are now closed. In the factories that remained opened, workers have decided to lower the production. “The electricity workers have decided to join the strike by using their working tool” commented a union member.

For more information, (in French): http://bit.ly/c5dsBX

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James

Comment by James | 2010/10/26 at 07:13:08

If you want to visualize the amount of electricity France import every day, see here : http://www.bilanco2.com/CO2-live/
You have also UK importation at the same url

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