Abstract
The CNR or Compagnie Nationale du Rhône has several main activities:
- First, it is an independent electricity producer. Thanks to its electric plants, the company produces around 16 billion kwh that have been sold directly to the European market since 2001. In order to do this, the CNR signed a partnership agreement with EDF regarding the production of electricity and with Electrabel, EDF and Industrial Services of Geneva regarding its commercialization.
- Then, it provides engineering services as a river developer in France and abroad.
- Finally, it runs several ports and platforms along the Rhône.
At present, from Fos sur Mer to Lyon, the CNR runs 19 dams, 19 electric power plants and 14 locks on the Rhône, and its has also equipped 29 platforms.
