The investment wall facing EDF is not only related to the construction of six new EPR 2 type reactors, the cost of which could exceed 70 billion euros. The power company should also lead investments dedicated to the maintenance and expansion of the existing 57 nuclear units. However, according to the report of the Court of Auditors, which will be published this Monday, this expenditure jumped by 28% between 2014 and 2024 to reach more than 6 billion euros per year.
In total, maintenance operations between 2014 and 2035 carried out as part of the so-called “Grand Carénage” program will reach 100 billion euros, according to financial judges’ estimates. And even 130 billion euros including salaries related to current operations.
