Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and EDF logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022.Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and EDF logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022.
Borne confirmed plans to help French bakers cope with rising energy bills, allowing them to spread the payment of their taxes over time and possibly “the payment of their energy bills for the first months of the year”. “I am more confident over the coming weeks,” Borne told France info radio, when asked about energy supplies, adding that she had discussed the situation with energy company EDF.
Last week, the head of the country’s CRE energy watchdog, Emmanuelle Wargon said there was no risk to power supplies until at least mid-January as French households and businesses had heeded calls to cut their energy consumption.by 10% by 2024 from 2019 levels, as part of a wide ranging plan that includes turning off lights and lowering thermostats to avoid power and gas cuts over the winter amid the war in Ukraine.
French grid operator RTE said last week electricity consumption dropped by 8.7% over the past four weeks compared to an average of the same period in 2014-2019.