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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

EDF sues French government for £7bn after being forced to sell energy at a loss

EDF is being nationalised by the French government.
EDF is being nationalised by the French government. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

The French nuclear company EDF is suing its own government for €8.3bn (£7bn) after it was forced to sell energy to consumers at a loss.

The company, which is being nationalised by the French state, has filed a compensation claim over the extension of the country’s price cap in January.

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