Luc Koechlin

CEO EDF Middle East #GCC #UAE #KSA #lowcarbonenergy @EDFofficiel

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@chrisyelland It is good to hear you recognising that Nuclear is key for security of supply in South Africa 😉.
Of course for many reasons this project has been significantly delayed however it also shows that nuclear industry is always putting safety and reliability at first.

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@posthumus_johan @DavidNi79646904 @AntonEberhard @Eskom_SA But who pays for “balancing the grid centrally”? How can you and Anton honestly compare Eskom cost of supply to REIPPP tariffs??? That is just lying to people… for what interests?

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@izzo_d @AFD_France @FranceMaputo @EFMaputo @francediplo @EDF_Entreprises 👏🏻 @EDFofficiel is happy to support this programme as Technical Advisor for EDM!

[EDF power solutions @EDF_power]

[#Communiqué] @EDF_RE accélère son développement en #AfriqueDuSud 🇿🇦 !

✅ 3 nouveaux projets #éoliens remportés, pour une puissance totale de 420 MW.
▶️ Un portefeuille de projets multiplié par 5 depuis début 2021.
💻Lire le CP : https://t.co/Kv77ZtORYN

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

Next one for South Africa?
#SouthAfrica #nuclear #lowcarbon #energy

[World Nuclear News @W_Nuclear_News]

French company EDF has submitted to #Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd its binding techno-commercial offer to build six EPRs at Jaitapur in Maharashtra https://t.co/B0DuC7JRo0

[Simon Wakter @simonwakter]

French @EDFofficiel makes offer to build six EPRs in India for a total capacity of 9.6 GW.

https://t.co/5r4KkAtk2j

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@chrisyelland Strange analysis to oppose nuclear and renewable forgetting to mention coal and gas...
There is no competition beween nuclear and renewables which are perfectly complementary.
If we want to save our planet we should fight carbon intensive generation: coal, gas, diesel!

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@chrisyelland Wow! That’s why we love this country. Enjoy!

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@chrisyelland @BMNperspective @AntonEberhard It is clearly not a short term solution and decisions should have been made 15 or 20 years ago...
However we still need to prepare the future.
Electricity needs long term planning!

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

We are extremely proud that the two ⁦@EDFofficiel⁩ projects be part of the Prefered Bidders under the RMIPPP Programme!
203 MW of #lowcarbon energy will be supplied to #SouthAfrica through highly innovative projects mixing Wind Solar and Battery https://t.co/GbiRtIX0CV

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@chrisyelland @BMNperspective @AntonEberhard Indeed there is some difficulties for the first plant. But as a journalist you should not forget to mention EDF good reference in Taishan
Btw Finland is not EDF and I don’t see massive delays and cost overruns in the UK!
Fighting nuclear leads you to the current situation in SA!

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@BMNperspective @AntonEberhard @chrisyelland I really don’t understand why some people in this country would rather have Karpowerships than nuclear...

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@BMNperspective @AntonEberhard @chrisyelland 1/ you mean than there is no need for electricity 24h/day!!!!! 😂
2/ with 1 round you got only 200 MW of dispatchable renewables... try to do 10 rounds... you won’t get enough to meet the country needs and you will finish with plenty of Karpowerships for 20 years...

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@DirkdeVos @AntonEberhard @chrisyelland Simply because nobody can do that at a very large scale... We are doing only 200 MW and nobody else was able to do it. For 200 MW dispatchable 16,5h/day you have to build 3 times this capacity in Solar and Wind + a huge battery. Let’s imagine the size if you need 20GW!

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@BMNperspective @AntonEberhard @chrisyelland You are right but:
1/ RMIPPPP is not exactly 24h dispatchable power but 16,5h
2/ Only 2 projects awarded (203 MW) are really renewables. The rest being mostly thermal. There is no way to do 2000 MW (not talking about 3200 MW) like this in South Africa, even for R2273...

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@chrisyelland @AntonEberhard You should look at HinkleyPoint. The fixed price covers all of this.
I do agree on the longer time for construction (10 y for Taishan and not 15). That is why decision should have been made earlier... and now you get Karpowership for 20 years... Still time to prepare the future!

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@AntonEberhard @chrisyelland
Remember that EDF signed Hinckley Point (3200 MW) for a guaranteed fixed price of GBP 92,5 / MWh = R1800 / MWh...
Is nuclear too expensive?

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

@AntonEberhard @chrisyelland
It is very interesting to have now the real cost of 24/7 dispatchable energy:
R1468/MWh if you accept carbon intensive thermal generation
Around R1800/MWh for hybrid renewables.
But you hardly reach 1845 MW of capacity for a 2000 MW bid...

[Luc Koechlin @luckoechlin]

Macron « I have never been a supporter of an 100% nuclear mix but nuclear shall be a pillar for a low carbon future »
#nuclear #lowcarbon #electricity https://t.co/xJCKJkFcrn