UPDATE 2-French power cut shows southeast vulnerable-Govt
Posted by enrictesano on January 2, 2009
Although the 1,500-megawatt outage was triggered by storms,
it was the proof that the region suffered from a structural
vulnerability, the ministry said in a press release.
“This is why the State Minister is calling for a working
meeting in the next two weeks to examine measures to secure
power supply in the region,” the ministry added.
The region affected to varying degrees by the cut includes
the four cities of Marseille, Nice, Avignon and Toulon and has a
population of more than 4 million people.
The grid has long tried to secure electricity supply in the
region but its attempts have failed in the face of fierce
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL369146920081103
