Javier Blas, Columnist

Mon Dieu! France Is Heading Toward Winter Blackouts

Electricite de France SA cuts its power-production outlook for the fourth time with reactors offline.

November 4, 2022 at 12:16 PM UTC

Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.”

Vapor rises from cooling towers at Electricite de France SA’s nuclear plant in Cruas. — Vapor rises from cooling towers at Electricite de France SA’s nuclear plant in Cruas.
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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Time’s up for Paris to sort out Electricite de France SA ahead of the winter, significantly complicating the European energy crisis.