{"id":179812,"date":"2026-01-05T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=179812"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:16:31","slug":"first-new-belgian-nuclear-power-plants-will-not-be-operational-until-2039","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/01\/05\/first-new-belgian-nuclear-power-plants-will-not-be-operational-until-2039\/","title":{"rendered":"First new Belgian nuclear power plants will not be operational until 2039"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">the most optimistic scenario, the construction of new large nuclear power plants in Belgium will not be completed until the end of 2039 at the earliest. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">That is what a new study by the engineering firm Tractebel,<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> part of the energy group Engie (<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">which conducted a survey commissioned by the high-voltage grid operator Elia)<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">, <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">reveals. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">However, a<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">ccording to Tractebel, it is more likely that the nuclear power plant will be started up between 2042 and 2044. 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