According to Bouchez, we are going to power shortages because the permit for the gas-fired power station in Vilvoorde was refused. A decision by Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA), which he thought was justified.
He also refers to a new report by Elia, the operator of the Belgian high-voltage grid. “It says we could have supply problems by the winter of 2026 if we shut down all nuclear power plants,” he says.
Rising energy consumption and rising energy prices are also problems for which there is still no answer.
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