EDF Flags Lasting Power Crunch as Atomic Woes Extend to 2023

  • Utility already said output this year would be at 30-year low
  • Shutdowns are contributing to surging power prices in Europe

A nuclear power plant, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Paluel, Normandy, France.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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Electricite de France SA made deep cuts to its forecast for French nuclear output next year, just days after slashing the estimate for 2022, as a heavy maintenance and repair schedule causes lasting disruption to European power supplies.