Italy’s La Repubblica reported on Sept. 17 that Italy is concerned that France may stop exporting electricity to them as winter approaches, according to an account in RT. France’s grid operator RTE warned in its winter outlook report that reductions in nuclear energy output may require it to shut down its interconnectors to Italy and the U.K. However, France’s energy transition ministry stated that “France reaffirms its commitment to reciprocal solidarity regarding gas and electricity with all our European neighbors. Fully functioning electric interconnections are a priority for collective supply security,” according to Bloomberg.
In Germany, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper reported on Sept. 16 that the country’s local public utilities association, VKU, was forecasting that electricity prices this year could jump by up to 60%.
