France Pushed Off Top Spot as Europe’s Biggest Exporter of Power
- Outages at EDF’s nuclear fleet have cut exports of electricity
- Sweden takes over as biggest exporter, followed by Germany
Electricity pylons and power lines near the Paluel nuclear power plant, in Normandy, France.
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France has lost its position as Europe’s biggest exporter of electricity as the nation struggles with extended outages at its nuclear power fleet.
France’s position has dramatically changed from a year ago as it needed to import more power than it exported during the first half of this year, according to energy data analyst Enappsys Ltd. Sweden, in contrast, rose to the top of the table, becoming the region’s biggest net exporter, with most of electricity flowing to Finland and Denmark.