French power group EDF sees sharp drop in nuclear output

PARIS (Reuters) - French state-controlled power group EDF said on Thursday it expected a sharp drop in its nuclear output as a result of the fall in business activity caused by the coronavirus crisis."EDF is consequently adjusting its maintenance outage plan in order to optimise output capacity," EDF said in a statement."Furthermore, the economic slow-down has brought about a drop in electricity consumption, which could potentially fall by 20% compared to usual levels, thereby resulting in..