The truths of Luc Remont au Figaro after his brutal ejection from the leadership of EDF

The former head of the state-owned company welcomes a "massive fall in electricity prices" but takes on its disputes with the state, particularly on nuclear power.

Thanks to Luc Rémont on 21 March even before he had reached the renewal of his mandate in June, the boss of EDF, Luc Rémont, explained himself. Defending his tariff policy, he was also openly caught up in "small private clubs".

Despite the record net profit of the national electrician in 2024, his CEO was pushed towards the release at a quarter of the end of his first term. Before his departure, he settled some accounts with the French industrialists and the shareholder state, in an interview with the "Figaro" published on Sunday 23 March.

EXCLUSIVE MAINTENANCE - Disembarked by the state, the future ex-DG of EDF defends the strategy that it led to the head of the public enterprise.

After two and a half years at the head of EDF, Luc Rémont was brutally dismissed by the executive. In an interview given to Figaro, the leader goes back to the deep disagreements that led to this decision. The announcement of the departure of Luc Rémont from the head of EDF, officialised on 21 March, sounded like a thunder blow, the result of a difference of vision with the state. The point of rupture? A divergence of vision on the management of…

EDF Eviction: Rémont firmly defends itself and refuses any lecture on patriotism. Find out what led to this controversial situation.