Major Power Outage Hits Southeast France
A significant power cut has impacted southeastern France, notably the Cannes region.
Cannes Film Festival Unaffected
Despite the disruption affecting 160,000 homes according to grid operator RTE, organizers have confirmed that the Cannes Film Festival, scheduled to conclude on Saturday, will proceed unaffected.
Cause Under Investigation
The cause of the outage is currently under investigation.
Background
This event follows recent calls from Spain and Portugal for the European Union to intervene and promote power interconnectors with France, after a similar major power outage impacted the Iberian Peninsula last month.
