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RWE to restart 3 lignite units (900 MW) this winter
German utility RWE will restart three lignite units – Neurath C (292 MW), Niederaussem E (295 MW) and F (299 MW) – from 1 October, with the facilities currently in reserve, the company said on Thursday.
read more... 12/08/2022
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EDF warns of up to 3.8 GW cuts on cooling issues
French utility EDF warned on Wednesday of potential output cuts of up to 3.8 GW at its nuclear power plants Tricastin, St Alban and Golfech due to high temperatures in the Rhone and Garonne rivers.
read more... 04/08/2022
France’s nuclear watchdog approves EDF’s corrosion checks
France’s ASN nuclear authority has approved plans by utility EDF to check its nuclear reactors for potential stress corrosion cracks, without requesting further outages this year.
read more... 28/07/2022
Belgium reaches initial deal with Engie to prolong nuclear power
Belgium has reached an initial accord with French utility group Engie to extend the use of nuclear power by 10 years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced the government to rethink plans to rely more on natural gas.
read more... 25/07/2022
Iberdrola opens 1.1GW hydroelectric storage project in Portugal
Spanish energy utility Iberdrola has officially opened the Tâmega Gigabattery hydroelectric storage project in Portugal.
read more... 20/07/2022