The French government is looking to temporarily raise the cap on allowed coal usage to ensure coal plants stay online this winter and limit a power price surge that is partly due to the limited nuclear availability, a government document showed.
France traditionally relies less on coal than neighbouring countries but it has recently had to turn to the polluting fuel to offset outages at nuclear reactors and strong demand.Percentage use of each fuel type in France, with current production compared to the average from 2016 to 2020
A carbon emissions cap for power generators means coal plants under current law can operate for approximately 700 hours annually, but that could be lifted to 1,000 hours between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28 under the decree. "As this decree would set a new cap of emissions for the year 2022, it would not be retroactive if issued in due time. As long as it has not been published, the former cap shall apply," said Christophe Barthelemy, partner at the law firm CMS Francis Lefebrve.
Concerns around security of power supply could remain for several years as heating in France remains inefficient and the nuclear fleet ages, while new nuclear projects would take at least until 2035 to come online.
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