26 Jan 2017 : A series of nuclear power station shutdowns for maintenance, which took 9 GW of nuclear capacity offline out of a total of 63 GW, have left France facing electricity supply constraints with renewables unable to make up the shortfall, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. With a particularly cold winter in Europe, France finds itself experiencing peak electricity demand close to the historic peak recorded in 2012, the IEA said. Because of the country’s significant (...)