France's CGT trade union called a 24-hour strike in the energy sector to protest against site closures, an action that could hit power production at the country's thermal and nuclear plants.
The strike was due to start last night and is part of today's national day of protest against job cuts and plant closures called by CGT, the country's biggest trade union.
A spokesman for the union said: "In thermal power stations, we will be at zero (production).
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