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#ECOR2608727AArrêté Setting Unit Reduction Tariff for Universal Nuclear Payment Scheme 2026

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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The arrêté issued on March 27, 2026, sets the unit tariff reduction applicable under the universal nuclear payment scheme for the year 2026. The Commission for Regulation of Energy (CRE) has determined that due to estimated null revenue from taxes on nuclear fuel use, the proposed unit reduction tariff will be set at 0 € per megawatt-hour, meaning there will be no financial reduction for electricity prices associated with nuclear energy production for this year. This decision reflects an analysis based on current energy market conditions and revenue projections.

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Key Changes

  • The unit tariff reduction for 2026 is set at 0 € per megawatt-hour.
  • The CRE has not anticipated any revenue from the nuclear fuel utilization tax for 2026.
  • The decision came after a comprehensive analysis of production revenue estimates from the historical nuclear power plants.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Set the unit tariff reduction (minoration) for the universal nuclear payment scheme at 0 € per megawatt-hour for the 2026 application period

Ministers responsible for energy and economy (via joint arrêté)
operational
high

Publish the methodology for calculating the unit tariff reduction, including prudence margins, during the first semester of 2026

Commission for Regulation of Energy (CRE)
disclosure
high

Maintain and transmit appropriate accounting records of nuclear power plant revenues to the CRE, with rules approved by CRE as of January 14, 2026

EDF (Électricité de France)
reporting
medium

Publish revenue estimations for nuclear electricity production twelve months and six months before the relevant civil year, then monthly starting three months prior

Commission for Regulation of Energy (CRE)
reporting
high

Propose the unit tariff reduction at least one month before the start of the 2026 application period, or by December 31, 2025

Commission for Regulation of Energy (CRE)
operational

Affected Parties

electricity consumersenergy suppliers

Tags

nuclear energy,tariff reduction,energy regulation