Greetings from Europe. We have all-time record breaking heat wave and dry summer.
Norway has plenty of hydro-power they can sell to the rest of the Europe but their government is setting export controls to maintain water levels.
Normally 70% of electricity generation in France is nuclear. France has been forced shut down nuclear reactors because river water is too warm to cool down nuclear reactors. French government has made exceptions to allow few them to run with hot water in minimum power. Making thins worse is that many reactors are under scheduled or unscheduled maintenance.
Big rivers like Rhine and Danube have water levels so low that it affects logistics. Coal deliveries for example. Road logistics is seeing 5X price hikes. Railways are in full capacity. German government is going to prioritize railway logistics to essential goods first.
Norway has plenty of hydro-power they can sell to the rest of the Europe but their government is setting export controls to maintain water levels.
Normally 70% of electricity generation in France is nuclear. France has been forced shut down nuclear reactors because river water is too warm to cool down nuclear reactors. French government has made exceptions to allow few them to run with hot water in minimum power. Making thins worse is that many reactors are under scheduled or unscheduled maintenance.
Big rivers like Rhine and Danube have water levels so low that it affects logistics. Coal deliveries for example. Road logistics is seeing 5X price hikes. Railways are in full capacity. German government is going to prioritize railway logistics to essential goods first.