(BFW) French Ex Energy Min Batho Worked on Plan to Renationalize EDF


BN 10/09 05:06 *FRENCH EX ENERGY MIN BATHO WORKED ON PLAN TO RENATIONALIZE EDF
BN 10/09 05:06 *FRENCH EX ENERGY MINISTER BATHO COMMENTS IN BOOK

French Ex Energy Min Batho Worked on Plan to Renationalize EDF
2014-10-09 05:14:51.325 GMT


By Tara Patel
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Delphine Batho, who was fired as
environment and energy minister in July 2013, said she worked on
a plan to renationalize the country’s nuclear operator EDF.
* Batho comments in her book “Insoumise” or “The Intractable”
to go on sale Oct. 15
* The idea of retaking control of EDF was quashed by President
Francois Hollande and former Prime Minister Jean-Marc
Ayrault, Batho writes
* A spokeswoman for EDF declined to comment.

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