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France’s power price rise,with nuclear reactor outage. Wind output to double

Europe Power-Nuclear outage lifts French weekend price, 
 * EDF’s 1,300-MW Cattenom reactor in unplanned outage  PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – French weekend prices jumped
early on Friday as a second unplanned nuclear outage within 12 hours caused panic in the market about a supply shortage, …. French
baseload power for Saturday delivery traded nearly twice as high as in the neighbouring German market at 100.00
euros, after EDF’s 1,300 Cattenom 2 nuclear reactor went offline unexpectedly overnight, tightening supply margins already under
strain from high winter demand.
Wind power output next week is expected to double compared with this week.    “In the first part of the week, wind power production will reach above the seasonal normal levels,… http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5E8DA2YW20120210

February 11, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general