German Power Exports to France Surge to Highest in 30 Years
- Coal plants ramp up power output to partly replace natural gas
- French nuclear plant outages caused power generation shortage
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German power exports to France jumped to their highest level in more than three decades last year as the nation struggled with prolonged nuclear outages.
Net exports to Germany’s western neighbor more than doubled to 15.3 terawatt-hours, the most since records began in 1990, according to government data. Overall sales abroad rose by almost 9% to make the nation one of Europe’s leading exporters.