Like the semi-final, Sunday's World Cup final also had an impact on electricity consumption in France, with national needs falling sharply throughout the match, network manager RTE said on Monday.
The usual phenomenon was even "
more significant than in the semi-finals, with a drop in consumption of up to 3 gigawatts (GW) at the start of the match, the equivalent of three nuclear reactors
", observed RTE .
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At halftime of the France-Argentina match, consumption rose by around 1 GW, due to the resumption of other activities in the kitchen or elsewhere, and the need for lights at nightfall.
For the same reasons, a slight increase was noted between the 2nd half and extra time.
Then at the end of the match, consumption jumped by around 2 GW, bringing the curve back to its usual level, further describes RTE, noting that its "
dispatchers were mobilized to manage variations in consumption
": "
there is no there was therefore no risk to the security of electricity supply
".
However, these figures should be put into perspective with the fact that the meeting had started at 4 p.m., still in broad daylight, and in a context of rising temperatures,
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For the France-Morocco semi-final on December 14, RTE had observed a similar electricity consumption curve profile, although less marked.
Electricity consumption is the subject of increased vigilance this year due to supply tensions linked in particular to nuclear production at its lowest.
