Hydroelectricity: an Unprecedented Agreement Between Paris and Brussels, with Uncertain Contours

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A real turning point has just begun in the field of hydropower in France with an agreement in principle signed between Paris and Brussels. This agreement aims to resolve the ongoing disputes with the European Commission and should relaunch the investments in this sector so important for the country's renewable energies. After a decade of blockages, we thus open the door to a new era for French hydropower infrastructure. A relief after ten years …

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France has reached a compromise with Brussels in order to close the disputes that block investments in the tricolor dams, but many areas of uncertainty persist, including the transfer of ownership, whether or not, of the land and water plants concerned.