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22 April 2013
France-Spain Electrical Interconnection: French and Spanish TBMs meet and complete the excavation of the tunnel beneath the Pyrenees
Work on the tunnel that will house the electrical interconnector between France and Spain was completed today, as the Spanish TBM Alberas pierced the final wall of rock to meet up with its French counterpart Canigou beneath the Pyrenees. The now fully excavated tunnel runs for 8.5 kilometres alongside the high-speed rail tunnel, between the villages of La Junquera in Spain and Montesquieu-des-Albères in France. It will act as the conduit for a 320,000 volt line, linking the French and Spanish power grids with minimal environmental impact.
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05 March 2013
Transparency in the French electricity market: RTE and UFE announce more frequent updates of generation fleet availability
As part of their continuous efforts to promote greater transparency in the French electricity market, RTE and UFE have introduced a major improvement to the publication of French power generation data on the RTE customer website. Information on the forecast availability of the generating fleet will now be published more frequently.
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25 February 2013
TWENTIES project: Alstom, in collaboration with RTE, takes world leadership in a key technology for the energy turnaround and the future of very high voltage direct current grids
A major breakthrough to integrate renewable energy sources into the European electricity system, in collaboration with RTE and as part of the TWENTIES project
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19 February 2013
RTE financial results for 2012: Good results, allowing RTE to continue its investments and maintain stable financing indicators
In 2012, RTE continued to invest (€1,357m, +17%) in the transmission network and support the development of the electricity sector, while maintaining balanced finances and adopting a dynamic approach to the management of its funding sources. Sales increased (€4,529m, +7%), largely due to the rise in French national electricity demand in 2012, which saw cooler temperatures than 2011. The rise in sales and the performance of the company led to higher net income (+€407m, +50%). These positive results serve to confirm the robustness of the economic model for electricity transmission in France, and in the current crisis, offer RTE and other market operators stability and visibility going forward.
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