Overview
- Enedis said 39,900 customers were without power by Saturday 6 p.m., down from a peak of about 380,000, with most remaining cuts in Normandy.
- The grid operator activated its rapid intervention force and deployed about 3,000 technicians nationwide to repair lines and accelerate reconnections.
- Rail service largely resumed on Saturday, though three regional lines in Normandy are due to reopen Sunday and a damaged section of the RER D remains shut through the weekend with a Monday restart expected.
- EDF reduced output and disconnected two units at the Flamanville site, including the new EPR, as a precaution, after a fallen high‑voltage line limited the plant’s access to the grid; a third unit was already in planned maintenance.
- A 2017 compensation scheme grants automatic payments for outages exceeding five hours at 2 euros per kVA per five‑hour tranche up to 40 tranches, while appliance damage must be handled through home insurance; authorities reported extensive material damage and two serious injuries but no deaths in France.