Aluminium Dunkerque (AD) and EDF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining the principles of a 10-year electricity supply agreement. This contract forms part of EDF's commercial policy aimed at supporting industrial players over the long term. Under the terms of the MoU: AD and EDF commit to concluding an agreement aimed at supplying a substantial proportion of AD's electricity needs for a duration of 10 years, starting from January 1, 2026.
AD will make a significant upfront payment to EDF. Balanced mechanisms for risk and benefit sharing will be provided in the contract. AD will be able to supplement its electricity supply with nuclear origin guarantees, thus benefiting from low-carbon electricity.
The final contract is expected to be signed by the end of July 2025. The MoU was signed by Guillaume de Goys, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aluminium Dunkerque, and Marc Benayoun, EDF's Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Customers & Energy Services, during the inauguration of Furnace 8 at the Loon-Plage site. This investment, supported by the France 2030 plan, marks a concrete step in AD's low-carbon strategy: it boosts production capacity, promotes circular economy through end-of-life aluminium recycling, and supports local employment.
The agreement with EDF is fully aligned with this industrial and environmental dynamic, as part of AD's decarbonization plan, named LowCAL, by securing long-term low-carbon energy supply essential to achieving its ambitions.
