France Seeks to Ease Crisis for Energy-Intensive Companies
- Government seeks to revive plan for new nuclear regulations
- Short-term aid, long-term contracts may also be introduced
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France is considering measures to ease the burden on manufacturers struggling to cope with high energy prices, including short-term aid and longer-term plans such as new regulation of nuclear power sales, according to government officials.
The country and its neighbors are trying to find ways to overhaul market rules as a gas-supply crunch recently pushed the cost of the fuel and electricity to records, prompting trade groups representing energy-intensive companies to call for emergency relief.