Belgium / As Nuclear Phaseout Plans Remain In Place, Bureau Warns Brussels Will Not Meet Targets

Industry group calls on government to scrap plans to shut downs reactors

As Nuclear Phaseout Plans Remain In Place, Bureau Warns Brussels Will Not Meet Targets
Belgium currently has five operating reactors, but the number will drop to two in 2025.

Belgium, which is phasing out its nuclear power plants, will not meet European targets for renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030, even if the key policy measures are implemented, the independent Federal Planning Bureau has warned.

The European target is to increase the share of renewable energy in Belgium to at least 32% by 2030, but Belgium’s current policies predict this share will only reach 24%.

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