Heavily indebted, EDF
will not "go through the end of the year
" if the government maintains the measures put in place as part of its tariff shield to contain the increase in household bills, according to the central CSE (CSEC) of EDF which presented alternative tracks on Wednesday.
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“
EDF has been plunged into the red on purpose by the power in place in recent months
”, accused Philippe Page Le Mérour, secretary of the CSEC, on Wednesday, who presented the conclusions of the economic alert law procedure initiated at the beginning of year, after the announcement of government measures involving the contribution of the group to contain the electricity bill of French households and businesses.
In the crosshairs of the CSEC: the government's decision to force EDF to sell more electricity at low prices to its competitors to protect the purchasing power of the French, by raising the ceiling of the Arenh, or "
Access regulated to historical nuclear electricity
” from 100 to 120 TWh of electricity sold at a reduced price to its competitors.
A suspension of the Arenh claimed
EDF's debt "
at the end of last year was 42 billion euros, government measures are pushing the debt beyond 50 billion euros, probably around 60 billion euros at the end of year 2022, or even beyond if other government measures were to follow the recommendations of the CRE (Energy Regulation Commission)
”, affirmed the secretary of the CSEC, based on the work of a consulting firm. expertise mandated for the circumstance.
“
When you want to kill your dog, you say he has rabies and there, rabies has been forcibly inoculated by the government
,” he thundered, suspecting the government of deliberately letting the financial situation deteriorate. the company to temporarily renationalise it,
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In its resolution, voted unanimously on Tuesday by the representative trade union organizations during an extraordinary session of the CSEC, the latter proposes two measures which, according to him, will protect purchasing power and curb inflation while preserving health. of the company: suspend the Arenh and "
calculate the tariffs according to the French production mix, that is to say to leave the marriage with the European market
" which "
imposes a fixing of the tariffs according to the energies fossils used in Europe
", according to its secretary.
These conclusions must be presented on June 29 during an EDF board of directors, which will have one month to provide “
reasoned responses
” to these proposals.
