BIZARRE: 11 | Mind Blowing Facts

Cost of Hinkley Point C nuclear plant could inflate to more than £30bn

The plant’s developer, French energy giant EDF, updated investors amid rising prices for building materials and labour

Birmingham Post · Feb 21, 2023

Electricity supplier EDF loses €18 billion, worst result in company's history

The national electricity generator EDF has reported one of the worst years in French corporate history, losing €18 billion and seeing debt rise to an unprecedented €65 billion in 2022. The impact of the Ukraine war and idling nuclear reactors spelt financial disaster for the state-controlled entity.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2023

Energy giant EDF's profits soar after hiking price of electricity

The update comes a day after British Gas owner Centrica saw profits to triple to around £3.3 billion for the past year

Wales Online · Feb 17, 2023

French unions target new day of protests against pension age change on Feb. 16 - union sources

French trade unions are planning a new day of strikes and demonstrations on Thursday, Feb. 16 against planned pension changes, trade union sources said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

EDF customer switched to smart meter but feels 'let down' by £100 deal

She took up an offer to install a smart meter before the end of the year and get £100 in credit

Bristol Post · Feb 8, 2023

Fixed-price energy customers face bill shock as standing charges soar

Consumers whose contracts are about to finish will find that some daily fees are increasing by 100%, regardless of whether they use any energy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

‘This is bullying’: How much of your money are gas suppliers holding?

Revelations that suppliers have been stockpiling credit amid soaring bills have sparked fears customers are being taken advantage of

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a protective shield manoeuvre a pipe that will turn radioactive chemicals into glass as France seeks to make safe the byproducts of its growing reliance on atomic power.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

Energy suppliers urged to stop 'outrageous' force-fitting of prepayment meters in homes

Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

France hit by new nationwide strikes against Macron pension reform

‘For the president, it’s easy ... he sits in a chair’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023