The reform of the electricity market adopted - November 25, 2010
After the Senate, Parliament finally passed yesterday evening reform the electricity market (Nome Law), which will come into force in early 2011. This law stipulates that EDF sell up to 25% of nuclear generation to its competitors at a price set by the Government and the Commission sde energy regulation. Enough to enable France to respect its European commitments on the liberalization of this market. EDF is the only supplier of electricity currently enjoy low production costs of its nuclear fleet. The reform also removes the regulated rate for businesses.
But critics of the law are numerous. Starting with the parliamentary left, who voted against the text, saying that electricity prices could rise 11% to 15%.For its part, the consumer association UFC-Que Choisir feared "an explosion of regulated electricity tariffs up to 28% by 2015 free 3-in-1 credit report." The association had lobbied for an amendment to the text. She said the law was "a laudable initial goal," but it "has been hijacked by amendments (…) hand sewn for EDF. The selling price is fixed by the text at a level too high, well above its cost of production. "
Brussels also criticized the French law. The European Commission yesterday denounced an article which states "the maintenance of local taxes on electricity." She said the price differentiation "does not conform with the provisions of the Directive 'European.
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