Sure, France has it's own issues but they are not really related to the tech itself. Point me any other energy company which could have survived basically 20 y

Sure, France has it's own issues but they are not really related to the tech itself. Point me any other energy company which could have survived basically 20 years without proper investments and forced to sell back electricity to their competitors. I would even say that the tech is what made the grid still standing against all odds.