French state-owned nuclear power giant EDF said, as a cold winter, the result of high tariffs, its first-half net profit rose 3.5%.
2.88 one billion euros (about 38 billion U.S. dollars), the company runs all 58 French nuclear power plants and nuclear power in the nation's largest companies, with ownership of shares, during the same period from last year's 2.78 one billion euros.
Profits primarily through its domestic market, although earnings in Italy and the United Kingdom are also solid. EDF owns British Energy, the UK's largest electricity producer. In Italy, it has Edison, the country's second largest electricity producer.
French power company said operating profit rose "an organic basis of at least 3% this year, not including Edison, from 4.6% last year to achieve.
 



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