By Benjamin Mallet and Christian Lowe PARIS (Reuters) -The French state said on Friday it will inject around 2.1 billion euros ($2.39 billion) into EDF to ease the financial pain inflicted by nuclear reactors going offline and the government making the firm supply power below market prices. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the state capital injection will be made via a rights issue, announced by EDF on Friday, aimed at raising 2.5 billion euros to plug holes in the company’s balance sheet. EDF said that the combined effect of having to sell power at below-market prices, and the nuclear out…