The Flamanville 3 European Pressurized Reactor in Normandy started providing electricity to French homes at 11.48 am (1048 GMT) Saturday, the EDF power company's CEO Luc Remont said in a statement.
France connected the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to its grid on Saturday morning, state-run operator EDF said, in the first addition to the country's nuclear power network in 25 years.