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Employees who are unable to work during electricity brownouts or blackouts this winter will still have to be paid, according to the human resources consultancy SD Worx.
The rapid growth of the renewable energy sector in Belgium is directly responsible for the creation of more than 10,000 jobs annually through 2020, according to a study by Ernst & Young, commi
One of Belgium’s nuclear power plants, Tihange 1, located about 40km from Maastricht, was restarted last night following a period of maintenance.
Electricity provider Electrabel and the nuclear regulator Fanc have warned the Belgian government that it does not have enough enriched uranium (pictured) to keep the nuclear power plants
Demand for electricity in Belgium this winter could be reduced by 800 megawatts just by turning off unnecessary lighting in schools, offices, hospitals and office buildings, according to a study b
The country faces a real risk of electricity shortages this winter as a result of three nuclear power plants being out of action, but the risk is minimised by measures the government has taken ove
Outgoing federal energy minister Johan Vande Lanotte has refuted reports that the country risks power cuts this winter due to the closure of two nuclear power stations.
Belgium could be facing widespread power shortages this winter, caused by the closure of the nuclear power station Doel 4 on the left bank of the Scheldt river in East Flanders.
As Belgium slowly backs away from its reliance on nuclear power, the country is hard-pressed to find alternative sources of energy.
