4 GW goes offline, 6% of French nuclear capacity, as Seine and Rhone temperatures breach discharge thresholds; RTE grid stress warning already in force
The 40-operator, 36-country high-voltage network coordinating Europe's power supply, central to the clean-energy transition, AI demand surge, and post-Ukraine security realignment.
full dossier ›The omega blocking pattern holds into a sixth day; France records its hottest nationally averaged temperature ever while Spain's toll climbs and UK breaks the all-time June record
The Bay of Biscay link will double France-Spain capacity to 5GW; the EU Grids Package and the ENTSO-E blackout report frame interconnection as a security priority