A massive investment during the construction period, reduced operating costs and a lifespan that exceeds half a century.
These are the facts of the problem of financing new nuclear.
To which must be added the meticulous monitoring of the European Commission as to the assembly used to raise the 50 billion euros necessary for the construction of the first six EPR 2 reactors.
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Does EDF have the means to build nuclear power plants?
Despite the difficulty of the task, there is hardly any suspense.
The money will be there.
It will not only come, far from it, from EDF.
The electrician, burdened with a debt of more than 40 billion euros, has little room for maneuver.
The state will have to open the wallet.
“We will deploy the necessary means”
, assures a source within the executive.
During his big speech in Belfort, which will outline his great energy strategy for France and confirm the EPR order, Emmanuel Macron will not dwell on money issues.
Stewardship and funding…
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