EDF (Électricité de France)

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0 followersIntegrated utility·Paris, France·Founded 1946

www.edf.fr

France's fully state-owned electricity giant generating 373 TWh of nuclear power in 2025; overall output is 94% decarbonised with a carbon intensity of 30 gCO₂/kWh, making it Europe's largest low-carbon generator.

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ClimateTicker Green Score · how it's calculated

Greenwashing risk: lowData confidence: high

Why it's on ClimateTicker

EDF is Europe's largest low-carbon electricity generator, with a verified 95% decarbonised output and a global carbon intensity of 26.5 gCO₂/kWh in 2025 — genuinely one of the cleanest utility profiles in the world, driven overwhelmingly by nuclear baseload. The real climate case is strong and verifiable, but investors should note that the SBTi validation (2020) is on a 'Well Below 2°C' pathway rather than a full 1.5°C-validated near-term target, residual coal assets and fossil gas exposure remain in the portfolio, Hinkley Point C cost overruns threaten capital available for the clean energy transition, and carbon intensity figures exclude lifecycle emissions from nuclear fuel.

mitigationEDF earns revenue as a vertically integrated utility through nuclear and renewable electricity generation, transmission and distribution (via Enedis), retail energy supply to ~41.5 million customers, and energy services/engineering (Framatome, Dalkia), generating €118.7 billion in consolidated sales in 2024.

Commitments & Certifications

other: 1.5°C aligned — Moody's Net Zero Assessment ↗other: 1.3°C Implied Temperature Rise — MSCI ↗other: 1.5°C pathway validated — Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) ↗other: Score 73/100 ↗SBTi: Targets validated — Well Below 2°C pathway ↗

Controversy & Greenwashing Watch

highHinkley Point C massive cost overrun and delay

Originally budgeted at £18bn in 2015, Hinkley Point C is now projected to cost at least £49bn with Unit 1 delayed to 2030, triggering a €2.5bn impairment charge in EDF's 2025 results and a Franco-British political dispute over cost allocation.source ↗

mediumMassive debt burden constraining transition investment

EDF carries net financial debt of approximately €50bn as of H1 2025, which limits its capacity to self-finance the EPR2 new-build programme and renewable expansion simultaneously.source ↗

mediumCordemais coal plant closure repeatedly delayed

The Cordemais coal plant closure, originally set for 2022, has been pushed to 2027 citing grid security needs, extending EDF's coal operations beyond its stated decarbonisation timeline.source ↗

highFlamanville EPR seven-fold cost overrun

The Flamanville EPR, originally estimated at €3.3bn, is now assessed by the French Court of Auditors at €23.7bn including financing costs — a four-to-seven times budget overrun — raising serious concerns about EDF's ability to deliver new nuclear on time and budget.source ↗

mediumResidual Chinese coal plant stakes

EDF held minority stakes in three Chinese coal-fired plants as recently as 2024, with only partial divestment agreed; these are inconsistent with a claimed leadership position in clean energy.source ↗

medium2022 nuclear fleet stress corrosion crisis

Widespread stress corrosion cracking across EDF's French nuclear fleet in 2022 forced emergency shutdowns, cutting French nuclear output to a 33-year low and causing a €17.9bn net loss, exposing fleet maintenance governance failures.source ↗

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