The Grand'Maison hydroelectric power station (Isère), the most powerful in France, was on strike on Wednesday and "
unavailable
" for the electricity network, on the eve of the fifth national day of mobilization against the pension reform project, a- we learned from the CGT.
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"
The Grand'Maison factory is in the hands of the strikers
", indicated the CGT-Energie, which also reported strikes in the Isère power stations of Saint-Pierre-de Cognet, Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, Saint- Hilaire-du-Rosier, Beauvoir and Monteynard.
These are not reductions in production but "
megawatts which are not available for the network, including the largest power station in France which is Grand'Maison, which is 1,800 MW
", indicated Fabrice Coudour, federal secretary of the FNME-CGT.
“
Loss of available power in progress on the EDF hydraulic park: 1,350 MW.
This unavailability is linked to the current social movement
, ”indicated for its part EDF on its website.
This "
unavailability
" should last "a
priori at least 24 hours, within the framework of the mobilization of tomorrow (Thursday) where the hydraulic production demonstrates, as on other days, that the strikers are opposed to the reform and are able to act on the work tool
", indicated Fabrice Coudour.
Some hydraulic groups do not work all the time but can be used during consumption peaks.
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If necessary for the supply/demand balance, the manager of the high and very high voltage lines RTE, guarantor of the security of the network, can nevertheless issue a message to stop the movement, at charge for the strike picket to comply.