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#ECOR2607455ZOrder of March 16, 2026, withdrawing permissions for four electricity purchasing companies

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

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🇬🇧 English

This law is an amendment to a previous regulation that removes the authorization for four companies to engage in the activity of purchasing electricity for resale to end customers and network managers for their losses. It also permits a replacement entity to undertake this activity instead. The correction clarifies the scope of customers by specifying that it includes both residential and non-residential clients.

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Key Changes

  • Removed authorizations for four electricity purchasing companies
  • Authorized a new entity to take over the electricity purchasing activity
  • Clarified the customer base to include both residential and non-residential clients

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Withdraw authorization for the four named electricity purchasing companies to engage in purchasing electricity for resale to end customers and network managers for their losses

The four electricity purchasing companies identified in the original regulation
prohibition
high

Cease all electricity purchasing and resale activities to both residential and non-residential end customers upon authorization withdrawal

The four electricity purchasing companies whose permissions have been withdrawn
operational
high

Designate and authorize a replacement entity to undertake electricity purchasing activities for resale to end customers and network managers for their losses

The French regulatory authority responsible for electricity market authorization
licensing
medium

Clarify that electricity purchasing authorization scope includes both residential and non-residential clients, not residential clients only

The replacement entity and all relevant market participants
disclosure

Affected Parties

the four companies whose authorizations were revokedthe replacement entity authorized to take over the activity

Tags

electricity,regulation,authorization