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La problématique du financement des investissements électronucléaires

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  • Bruno Lescoeur
  • Philippe Penz

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[fre] La question du financement des investissements nucléaires est aujourd’hui souvent réputée difficile, surtout lorsqu’il s’agit de faire appel à des capitaux privés. Le nucléaire ne dispose plus du même avantage comparatif que par le passé, et l’évolution de la production d’électricité vers une organisation plus concurrentielle conduit à une analyse différente des risques de compétitivité des différentes techniques. La spécificité de la filière nucléaire (son caractère capitalistique notamment) implique d’imaginer une ingénierie financière adaptée. Celle-ci passe, surtout lorsque le nucléaire est financé par un large recours à l’endettement, par une meilleure répartition de la charge de la dette sur la vie des centrales. Elle repose également sur un choix judicieux du montant des capitaux propres. La privatisation récente de la production nucléaire britannique confirme l’absence de réticence des investisseurs à financer l’électricité d’origine nucléaire, dès lors que les perspectives de rentabilité des capitaux investis leur semble suffisante. [eng] The issue of financing nuclear investments. Nuclear financing is often considered today as a difficult topic, especially when private financing is required. Nuclear power plants have no longer the same competitive advantage as before, and the move towards a liberalized electricity market leads to a reassessment of the competitive risks of the various technologies. Because of the specific characteristics of the nuclear industry (namely the intensity of its investment costs), a relevant financial engineering has to be conceived. It consists, especially when nuclear is mainly financed through debt, in a better distribution of the debt service over the power plants lifetime. It also rests upon the appropriate gearing. The recent privatization of the British nuclear generation plants provides the evidence of the lack of reserve of the private investors concerning nuclear financing, as long as the expected return of their investment looks adequate.

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  • Bruno Lescoeur & Philippe Penz, 1999. "La problématique du financement des investissements électronucléaires," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 51(1), pages 167-182.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_1999_num_51_1_3376
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.1999.3376
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