Spain’s ageing Garona NPP may stay open
Spain’s new centre-right government may keep Garona NPP open beyond its 2013 deadline.
Spain’s new centre-right government may keep Garona NPP open beyond its 2013 deadline.
As it brings its first nuclear power plant online, Belarus may end electricity imports.
Belgium is likely to extend a EUR550m (US$712m) levy on the nuclear power industry into 2013, its energy minister Melchior Wathelet said.
Fukushima’s reactors are now in a state of cold shutdown, enabling decommissioning of the plant to begin.
Europe’s energy costs are expected to rise until 2030. Renewables, nuclear and gas to play key roles in the region’s decarbonisation efforts.
Kenya earmarks US$16bn to put the country on the path to nuclear energy.
India’s sole nuclear operator Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) and aluminium major National Aluminium Co (NALCO) have entered into a joint venture agreement to set up nuclear power plants across the country.
With fuel prices increasing and renewables proving an expensive option, Southeast Asia’s governments consider nuclear power as a key option to meet their surging energy requirement.
Belgium’s political parties reached an agreement to shut down the country’s two remaining nuclear power stations, Doel and Tihange, owned by GDF-Suez subsidiary Electrabel, according to Belgian media.
Chugoku Electric Power Co expects to be able to supply 1430MW of power, significantly above forecast winter demand.
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