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POWER: EdF Expects FID on EPR 2 Programme in 2H 2026

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EdF expects to make an FID on the EPR 2 programme around the second half of 2026, CEO Luc Remont said during the analyst call, cited by Bloomberg. 

  • EdF previously said to make an FID on the programme in early 2026.
  • EdF and the French government will continue to discuss financing plans, Remont added.
  • France’s government and EdF are set to finalise talks on the construction of six new nuclear power plants – the EPR 2 programme - within weeks, Industry and Energy Minister Marc Ferracci told Sud Radio this week.
  • The cost for the new reactors was last estimated at €67.4bn. EdF planned to update the cost estimate by the end of 2024 but hasn’t done so yet, Reuters previously reported.
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EdF expects to make an FID on the EPR 2 programme around the second half of 2026, CEO Luc Remont said during the analyst call, cited by Bloomberg. 

  • EdF previously said to make an FID on the programme in early 2026.
  • EdF and the French government will continue to discuss financing plans, Remont added.
  • France’s government and EdF are set to finalise talks on the construction of six new nuclear power plants – the EPR 2 programme - within weeks, Industry and Energy Minister Marc Ferracci told Sud Radio this week.
  • The cost for the new reactors was last estimated at €67.4bn. EdF planned to update the cost estimate by the end of 2024 but hasn’t done so yet, Reuters previously reported.