Janvier 2016 / NucNet

Nuclear Retirements Mean UK Is Facing Energy Supply Crisis, Says Reportr

27 Jan (NucNet) : The UK government’s policy to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025, combined with the retirement of the majority of the UK’s ageing nuclear fleet and growing electricity demand, will leave the country facing a 40 to 55 percent electricity supply gap, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The ‘Engineering the UK Electricity Gap’ report says plans to plug the gap by building combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants are (...)

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