Belgium reaches deal on extending nuclear power
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Belgium will keep open two of its nuclear power stations until at least 2036, instead of closing them down as planned according to its nuclear phase-out law in 2025, federal energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten has announced.
Belgium unlikely to face electricity shortages this winter
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Belgium will only run out of electricity in “very extreme situations” this winter, according to the new Winter Outlook from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E).
Belgian sales of diesel cars in freefall
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Sales of diesel vehicles in Belgium have plummeted as demand for electric cars rises.
Energy certificates for homes under investigation for being unreliable
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The energy certificates issued by the Brussels government that often determine whether a house meets certain mandatory standards are being called “unreliable and subjective”, according to critics.