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Vincent de Rivaz , the head of EDF Energy, has rejected predictions that France’s new president could force it to ditch its big investment in new nuclear reactors in the UK.
UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry has conceded that part of the government’s Electricity Market Reform plans could fall foul of European Commission state aid rules.
A Japanese town’s local assembly has voted in favour of enabling a nuclear power plant to re-open.
With Japan opting out of nuclear power following Fukushima, Chinese solar producers are keen on exploiting the gap in power generation in the country.
Brazil has announced that no new nuclear power plants are to be built in the country for at least the next ten years.
JAEC (Jordan Atomic Energy Commission) has completed its evaluation and made a decision on which company will build the first nuclear reactor in Jordan .
The election of François Hollande as president of France has led to uncertainty about the future of the nuclear power sector in the country.
Two Beijing-backed energy groups are in talks to buy the Horizon consortium in the UK, and in effect, take a significant stake in the country’s nuclear programme.
Beleaguered Tokyo Electric Power Co, owner of the Fukushima power plant, will be taken over by the Japanese government after a $12.5bn bailout was approved today.
Switzerland’s decision to withdraw from nuclear power, and no longer build nuclear, is set to open up space in the Swiss energy mix for combined heat and power initiatives.
