France Must Open Dams to Competition, European Commission Says

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France needs to allow competition in its hydropower industry following “obvious” delays, said the European Commission’s chief representative in the country.

“The Commission is being very vigilant,” Anne Houtman, head of the organization’s representation in France, said at a gas and power conference in Paris. France “must enable access to hydroelectricity. There is an obvious delay,” she said.