Belgium considers its options ahead of nuclear phase-out

Belgium will lose around half of its power generation capacity if the government goes ahead with plans to close the country’s last nuclear reactors by 2025, with new gas-fired power expected to fill much of the gap. Moreover, the coal phase-out in neighbouring countries including Germany, France, the UK and the Netherlands will make it harder to import electricity through interconnectors during shortages, according to a recent adequacy study by Belgian grid operator...