French power sector battered again by ongoing strikes

A view shows the TotalEnergies refinery in Gonfreville-L?Orcher as energy workers continue their strike, near Le Havre, during the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against French government's pension reform, France, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Industrial action disrupting French refineries, liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, power supply and reactor maintenance stretched into a 16th day on Thursday as protests against the government's forced pension plan reform continue.

The action is part of a nationwide movement against pension system changes including increasing the retirement age by two years to 64, which President Emmanuel Macron has said he is trying to move on from to start other reforms.