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French nuclear regulator finds no obstacle to EDF reactors running beyond 60 years
France's nuclear safety authority said on Thursday, 22 October 2026, that it had identified no obstacle to EDF running its reactors past 60 years. A draft opinion is now open to public consultation until 2 December, and EDF still has technical work to complete.
Ceuta suffers citywide blackout of about an hour after substation fault
A fault at the Algeciras substation in San Roque (Cádiz) left almost all of Ceuta without electricity on 21 October. Supply returned in stages, and the Hospital Universitario de Ceuta ran on emergency generators.
Fire at CET Iași heating plant leaves 22,000 apartments without heat
A fire at an electrical transformer in the CET Iași heating plant on Saturday, 17 October, spread across about 1,000 square metres of an industrial hall. Union and city officials said the plant was out of service and that hot water and heating had stopped for the city.
Nexans seeks approval for Abeille Marengo to survey Greece-Cyprus cable route
Nexans has asked Greek authorities to let the French-flagged vessel Abeille Marengo carry out seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector. The ship was reported to be in Naples, and a decision on the request is expected in about 15 days.
Metlen and Karatzis Group open Greece's largest standalone battery storage plant in Larissa
Metlen and the Karatzis Group put the 330 MW, 790 MWh plant into service in Nea Karyes, Larissa. The €170 million project runs on market terms without operating or investment subsidy.