US EditionBelgian Parliament Scraps Nuclear Phaseout Plan
- Belgium's parliament voted on May 15, 2025, to abandon its nuclear phaseout plan and allow new reactor construction in Brussels.
- This decision followed a 2003 law mandating plant closures by 2025 and a 10-year delay in 2022 triggered by the Ukraine war and rising gas prices.
- The new conservative-led coalition took office in February 2025, marking a political shift and including a nuclear energy revival in its agenda.
- The vote passed with 102 in favor, 8 against, and 31 abstentions, with nuclear currently producing 40% of Belgium's power, according to the IEA.
- Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet called this a 'decisive step' for Belgium's future while the government plans talks with Engie to increase nuclear power's share.
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"A Realistic and Resilient Model": Why Belgium Is Finally Giving up Getting Out of Nuclear Power
The MPs turned around on Thursday, repealing a law to get out of nuclear power. For decades the country has benefited from the energy of seven reactors operated by Electrabel, a subsidiary of Engie, a park supposed to be completely shut down by the end of 2025.
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