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Europe / France Becomes Largest Net Power Exporter As Germany Pays Price For Nuclear Shutdowns

By David Dalton
8 August 2023

Data shows reactor closures meant Berlin had to source power from other countries in periods of low renewable generation

France Becomes Largest Net Power Exporter As Germany Pays Price For Nuclear Shutdowns
The Isar-2 (pictured), Neckarwestheim-2 and Emsland nuclear plants in Germany were shut down for good in April. Courtesy PreussenElektra.
France has become Europe’s largest net power exporter after the country’s state-backed nuclear power operator finally fixed cracks in its ageing fleet of reactors while Germany has shifted from exporter to importer – due to its decision to phase out nuclear power plants.

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