Contract has been concluded: nuclear reactor Tihange 3 will remain open longer

In a press release, operator Engie confirms that it has signed a ‘non-binding letter of intent’ with the Belgian state ‘to evaluate the feasibility and conditions of an extension of Doel 4 and Tihange 3’. Both sides will now negotiate an agreement in principle “setting the key terms of this extension and a joint development agreement regarding the sharing of the costs of this extension.” The aim is to eventually have a binding agreement by December 31, 2022. The intention is to create a new legal entity for the two nuclear power plants, half of which will be owned by the Belgian state and the other fifty percent by Electrabel.