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UK: Ofgem to approve a £44bn National Grid deal
The British energy watchdog, Ofgem is expected to approve the National Grid‘s plans to invest as much as £44bn on improving the UK’s energy infrastructure.
read more... 17/07/2012
Belarus: AtomStroyExport to build country’s first nuclear power plant
Following an earlier launched tender by Belarus, the Russian Rosatom subsidiary, AtomStroyExport (ASE) was selected to start the construction of a two-unit nuclear power plant at Ostrovetsk in the Grodno region by the end of 2013. This will be the first nuclear power plant in Belarus.
read more... 16/07/2012
Turkey could become a major energy hub
Turkey is on the verge to overpass UK as Europe’s third largest electricity consumer in ten years and could become a major energy hub, due to its booming population and economy, as well as a favorable geographical position close to 71.8 % of the world’s proven gas and 72.7 % of oil reserves, in particular those in the Middle East and Caspian basin.
read more... 12/07/2012
EDF: New UK nuclear power plants could boost economy
Government policy to promote a new generation of nuclear power plants could boost the UK economy by more than £ 5 billion and add more than 32,000 jobs, as well as creating new export markets if the country continues the development of nuclear, according a report commissioned by EDF Energy.
read more... 10/07/2012
Belgium to slow the pace of nuclear closure
Belgium’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to slightly slow the pace of its nuclear exit, in order to avoid eventual power shortages, while the nuclear power is replaced by other fuels in the production of electricity.
read more... 05/07/2012