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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 13/11/17, 20:24

Winter is coming and .......

Electricity: restrictions during the winter?

Boursorama with AFP the 07 / 11 / 2017

Cold wave, nuclear reactors shut down ... To ensure the supply of French homes, the RTE electricity network manager may have to take "exceptional" measures this winter, which could go as far as power cuts. "momentary" electricity.

Unplanned plant shutdowns or unusual climatic conditions "could weaken the French electricity supply" during the colder months, indicates RTE on Tuesday, November 7 in its forecast report. The country's security of electricity supply is particularly sensitive in winter, due to the important role of electricity in heating the French people.

The supply of energy production will be greater than that of last winter, when a large number of EDF nuclear power plants were closed, underlines RTE. However, the network manager has placed the coming winter "under surveillance", meaning that it will require special vigilance.

REDUCED VOLTAGE ON ELECTRICAL NETWORKS?

The exceptional measures that could be taken are the interruption of the supply of large voluntary industrial consumers or a drop of 5% in the voltage on the electrical networks. For this last measurement, this would result, for example, in a lower light intensity.

As a very last resort, RTE could decide to “momentary, localized and rotating power cuts”. An alert, via the media and social networks, could be broadcast the day before for the next day, encouraging the French to reduce their consumption during peak hours (between 8 a.m. and 13 p.m., then between 18 p.m. and 20 p.m.).

Turn off the light in empty rooms, lower the temperature by one or two degrees in the home ... According to RTE, these "simple actions" would allow "to have at least 2.000 to 3.000 MW of reduced electricity consumption", or the equivalent of two to three nuclear reactors.

In November 2016, RTE had alerted for the first time to the risks for the supply of electricity during the winter in the event of extreme cold. The manager had planned to ask 21 voluntary industrial sites to stop their activity, the time to spend a tip on demand.

"DIFFICULTY" IN REDUCING THE NUCLEAR SHARE TO 50%

RTE also pointed out on Tuesday the "difficulty" in reducing the share of nuclear power to 50% of French electricity production by 2025 to meet the target of reducing CO2 emissions. The 2015 law on energy transition plans to reduce the share of atoms in French electricity production from 75% to 50% by 2025.

According to RTE's calculations, to achieve this deadline, it would be necessary to shut down 24 nuclear reactors with a capacity of 900 megawatts in parallel with strong development of renewable energies (with around 10.500 onshore wind turbines and 750 offshore in the country) .

This scenario also implies that the closure of highly polluting coal-fired power stations should be postponed beyond 2025. It also assumes the construction of a "significant number" of new gas-fired power stations. Only the closure of the nuclear power station of Fessenheim (Haut-Rhin) is currently recorded.

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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 20/05/18, 14:59

Winter is over.

12 to 13 GW of electricity exports on average by France this Friday and last Saturday. :D
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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 09/12/18, 14:57

Electricity: what supply this winter?

Posted on 20 November 2018

Electricity transmission network (RTE) estimates that the supply of electricity should be ensured during the winter of 2018-2019, with however a vigilant period from mid-January to the end of February 2019.

The consumption forecast for this winter is relatively stable compared to last year, but it remains very dependent on temperatures. In the event of a decennial cold wave, RTE can count on more favorable availability than last winters of renewable energies, particularly hydraulics.

The availability of the nuclear fleet will be on average better than the previous year, except in the dead of winter, from mid-January to the end of February 2019, while 5 reactors will be shut down, against 3 the year last.

RTE also points out that, if necessary, in particular if the temperatures become extremely cold or if the means of production stop unexpectedly, it is possible to take exceptional measures ranging from the drop in voltage on the network, the call for citizen actions to save energy, including the use of electrical interruptions at large industrial consumers selected by tender. As a last resort, load shedding (localized and rotating power outages) could be organized.

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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 03/02/19, 14:24

54 GW of nuclear power in France at this time.
Everything is fine.

Eco2Mix Electricity production by sector

Besides, we export 4 GW.
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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 16/02/19, 14:44

EDF: 2018 net profit drops but French nuclear rebounds

AFP 15 Feb. 2019

EDF saw its net profit melt down last year but its operational activity progressed in line with its expectations thanks to the rebound in nuclear and hydraulic production in France.

The electrician announced Friday a 2018 net profit falling 62,9% to 1,2 billion euros, due to an unfavorable basis of comparison after an exceptional gain in 2017 and an accounting charge.

However, the gross operating surplus (Ebitda) rose 11% to 15,265 billion, at the top of the company's expectations range (14,8 to 15,3 billion). EDF is also doing a little better than expected by analysts, who expected 15,198 billion, according to a consensus established by FactSet.

"We had announced a rebound, we made this rebound," CEO Jean-Bernard Lévy, whose Elysée announced the day before the renewal for a new term, told reporters.

In operational terms, last year was thus marked by a 3,7% increase in French nuclear production to 393,2 terawatt hours (TWh), after a year 2017 marked by reactor shutdowns notably for questions of safety.

Hydropower production jumped 25,4% to 46,5 TWh thanks to very good levels of rain and snow. It is "the best level for 15 years", underlined Jean-Bernard Lévy.

For 2019, EDF expects Ebitda to increase, in a range of 15,3 to 16 billion euros, and assumes French nuclear production slightly up to 395 TWh.


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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 09/03/19, 23:09

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Jean-Bernard Lévy, the choice of continuity at EDF

AFP the 14 feb. 2019

Jean-Bernard Lévy, who will be reappointed head of EDF, embodies the choice of continuity for the executive: this austere big boss assumes the nuclear heritage of the public group while preparing his moult.

CEO since November 2014 of the electricity giant with 150.000 employees worldwide, he will re-stack for a new term after the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron spoke on Thursday in this direction, according to the Elysee.

This will make him the first boss of EDF to hold more than one mandate since Marcel Boiteux (president in 1979-1987). This double has never been seen before since the company's transformation into a public limited company in 2005.

"He has both managed to manage the storms that the company may have faced with confidence and to manage the relationship with its main shareholder (the State). All this contributes to the fact that no one is surprised that he be renewed ", summarizes Nicolas Goldberg, of the firm Colombus Consulting.

The past few years have indeed been marked by many challenges, from the fall in wholesale prices on the electricity markets, to the erosion of EDF's market share and the willingness of successive governments to reduce the share of nuclear power in electricity production.

The choice to maintain Jean-Bernard Lévy also comes at a crucial time for the group, when the State has just presented its multiannual energy programming (PPE) for the next ten years, a roadmap which provides in particular for four six nuclear reactor closures by 2028.

- Goat and cabbage -

In the debate on the place of the atom in France, Mr. Lévy has in recent years been the defender of EDF's 58 reactors, sometimes at the risk of annoying. "If the boss of EDF wants to lay down the law in place of the deputies, let him stand in the legislative elections", railed François de Rugy last year, then president of the National Assembly.

"The production of nuclear electricity constitutes one of the rare competitive advantages of our country, at the service of companies and purchasing power, and it is the existence of the nuclear fleet that allows our country to emit almost two times less carbon dioxide per capita than our German neighbors, "Jean-Bernard Lévy told MPs last year.

This somewhat austere hard worker also inherited the difficulties of the EPR Flamanville (Manche) site, marked by significant delays and additional costs, at a time when the State was still hesitant to start building new reactors. Abroad, he gave the green light to the project for two new reactors at Hinkley Point in England, despite the resignation of the EDF chief financial officer, who then considered the financial risk too great.

Under his leadership, EDF also stepped up the development of its activity in renewables, even if it is mainly abroad. Under pressure from the State, Jean-Bernard Lévy has presented in recent years ambitious development plans in solar, electricity storage or electric mobility.

At the request of the government, he must also work on a possible change in the structure of the company, an explosive issue closely followed by the unions. "Someone who knows the company, who has managed to spare the goat and the cabbage ... is best placed for that", notes Nicolas Goldberg.

- Peacemaker -

Especially since Jean-Bernard Lévy has more than one string to his bow. This great lover of skiing and music, especially opera, has a triple profile of engineer, cabinet-maker and big boss.

Born March 18, 1955 in Suresnes in the Hauts-de-Seine, he went through the prestigious École Polytechnique and then the École supérieure supérieure des Télécommunications (ParisTech) before entering the telecommunications administration.

He then made a career between the corporate world and that of ministerial cabinets in right-wing governments.

In 2002, he joined Vivendi, becoming deputy managing director and then chairman of the management board in 2005. He helped restore the group, in the midst of turmoil after the departure of Jean-Marie Messier.

He was parachuted in December 2012 at the head of Thales, a group of technologies for aeronautics and defense in which the State is a shareholder. He played peacekeepers there, while his predecessor was highly contested internally, and focused on the international.


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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 06/06/19, 01:18

France will have enough electricity this summer, even in hot weather

AFP published on June 05, 2019

France should have enough electricity this summer, even in the event of a heat wave, thanks to the good availability of nuclear power and the development of renewable energies, estimated on Wednesday the manager of the high-voltage network RTE.


"In view of the forecasts for the availability of means of production (75.000 MW) and peaks in consumption (55.000 MW), RTE believes that France should be a major exporter of electricity," RTE explained in a press release.

Under normal temperature conditions, the production capacity should remain higher than the consumption of approximately 20.000 megawatts (MW). Even in a scorching situation, the margin would remain around 7.000 MW, according to the network operator's study.

The current demand should be similar to that of the previous year, with a peak of 55.000 MW.

In the event of a heat wave episode, characterized by high temperatures for several consecutive days, the consumption peak could exceed 60.000 MW. Last year, it reached a maximum of 57.000 MW on June 22, a day which presented temperatures 3 ° C above the normal season.

An increase of one degree indeed leads to an increase of 500 MW on average at the peak of daily consumption, driven by the use of fans and air conditioners, "the equivalent of the consumption of the agglomeration of Bordeaux" .

Unlike winter, the summer period is however characterized by low electricity consumption, linked to a decrease in economic activity.

"The lowest consumption troughs are thus expected around the week of August 15, with electricity consumption going down to 30.000 MW," RTE detailed.

The means of production will be almost 20.000 MW higher on average than peak consumption.

If France can export its production surplus, RTE may have to request the cessation of certain means of production.

Episodes of surplus production have multiplied in recent years, notably due to the development of renewable energies.

The rate of coverage of consumption by renewable energies could regularly exceed 25% at 13 p.m. this summer and even break records, specifies RTE.


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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 17/11/19, 10:59

Made cold and Cruas stopped, France imports current.

https://www.rte-france.com/fr/eco2mix/e ... nergetique

This morning at 8 am import of 2.5 GW.
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Re: EDF is struggling to get through the winter




by moinsdewatt » 30/04/20, 00:44

French nuclear production to reach its lowest level in 30 years

16/04/2020

EDF announced Thursday April 16 that French production of nuclear electricity should settle in 2020 at its lowest level in thirty years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. EDF also promises measures to help some of its customers, particularly small businesses.

The public utility EDF, which has revised its estimates down sharply, said in a press release that it expected production of around 300 terawatt hours (TWh) against 375 to 390 TWh previously due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. At comparable capacities, the level of 300 TWh would constitute a historic low for French nuclear production. The health crisis linked to the virus is disrupting plant maintenance operations - and therefore their production capacity - and has led to a drop in electricity consumption of up to 20% compared to usual levels, leading the group to reduce use of its fleet, explained EDF in a press release.

"In this context, EDF is in the process of adapting its program of shutdowns for maintenance in order to better adjust its production capacities", he added. The group, in conjunction with the manager of French high-voltage lines RTE, also indicated that it wished to contribute "to securing the electricity supply during the winter of 2020-2021" and that the production of several reactors " could be suspended this summer and fall, in order to save fuel for these units. However, it does not specify the sites potentially concerned.

EDF, which now has 57 reactors in France after the closure of unit 1 in Fessenheim (Haut-Rhin) and before that of unit 2 scheduled for June 30, further estimates that its production annual nuclear power will be between 330 and 360 TWh each year in 2021 and 2022. Even if investors expected a drop in this production in 2020, the new EDF target is lower than expected and the forecasts for 2021 and 2022 are also negative, analysts at Barclays said in a note. On the Paris Stock Exchange, the EDF share fell by 4,73% to 7,276 euros around 14:15 pm, showing the largest drop in the SBF 120 (+ 0,11%).

CUSTOMER-BASED MEASURES

"We must review all the shutdowns that were considered as part of the large refit as well as fuel management, which is not easy," told Reuters a source close to management. "Our goal is to ensure that the plants are able to run next winter. But if the virus returns at that time, the situation will be catastrophic," added this source.

According to Yves Marignac, head of the nuclear pole within negaWatt and spokesperson for the association, which promotes energy savings and renewables, the constraints linked to the coronavirus lead EDF "to have to project itself into a potential conflict situation between the proper performance of monitoring and maintenance operations and the availability of reactors from the point of view of security of supply ".

"We will see how the operator and the safety authority manage this situation, but we can already anticipate that the repercussions of the freezing of part of the current maintenance operations will put the system in tension and generate additional risks. vis-à-vis safety in the coming months. So we will have to be all the more vigilant on this point, "he added. EDF, in which the State holds 83,6% of the capital, operates the 19 nuclear power plants in the French fleet, which provided 71% of the country's electricity production in 2019.

After removing the balance of the dividend that it planned to pay for 2019, the group announced on Tuesday that it was giving up its financial objectives for 2020 and 2021. EDF also decided on Thursday to "guarantee the supply of energy to all of its private customers by suspending, until September 1, 2020, any reduction or interruption in the supply of electricity and gas as well as late payment penalties for all of its private customers ". For its customers in difficulty, the group has also made a commitment to "relax its payment terms and schedules".

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