THE CHEKING PROCESS – The threat of a total stoppage of Russian gas deliveries caused by the war in Ukraine worries. In the event of a lack of energy, will this fall on households?
Should the French fear the “blackout” scenario? If Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that a load shedding plan was going to be designed with companies, in order to save energy in the context of the war in Ukraine, individuals do not seem immune to cuts next winter either. . A Mediapart article, published on July 8, resurfaced this week, in which the news site claims that “a decree is being drafted to allow power cuts and load shedding measures for individuals, without these giving rise to compensation, unlike what is done for businesses».
On the side of the government, it is refuted, even denouncing a “big anything». «It is totally false. Such a decree is absolutely not on the agenda“, tells the Figaro the Ministry of Energy Transition. And this one to clarify:Load shedding measures are emergency measures, applied to large consumers…