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The European Commission announced on 23 March that it had authorised, under EU state aid rules, the compensation granted by France to EDF following the early closure of the Fessenheim plant. In 2015, France decided to cap nuclear energy production capacity in order to diversify its energy sources. EDF was forced to close the Fessenheim plant, and the damage linked to the cap was covered by a compensation protocol between the state and the operator. The protocol provides for several mechanisms for adjusting the amount of compensation: the fixed part, amounting to €370.2 million ($437m), was paid in full in 2020; the amount of the variable part, determined by parameters set in the protocol, will be paid later. The EC said that after analysing the protocol, the Commission “concluded that a selective advantage for the benefit of the operator (within the meaning of …the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union -TFEU) could not be excluded”. Without commenting on the existence of aid, the Commission “confirmed the proportionality of the measure, provided that the latter was intended to cover the anticipation of duly established and justified costs”.

Date: Friday, 26 March 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsec-authorises-compensation-to-edf-for-early-closure-of-fessenheim-npp-8625873

The European Court of Justice should dismiss an appeal brought by Austria in respect of the European Commission's approval of state aid for the planned Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power plant in the UK, Advocate General Gerard Hogan has concluded. His opinion will be taken into account when the European Court of Justice rules on Austria's appeal of the General Court's 2018 decision to reject the case.

Date: Friday, 08 May 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Dismiss-Austrias-appeal-against-HPC-aid-Advocate-G

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