Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran ( AEOI ), said that Iran will begin construction of two new nuclear power plants in Bushehr.
EDF has postponed giving final approval to construction of the £18 billion nuclear power plant planned for Hinkley Point C.
The UK faces a 40-55 per cent electricity supply gap if the UK Government implements its plans to close all coal-fired power stations and retire aging nuclear power stations by 2025, according to a report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME).
The Italian energy company Enel has announced that it is finalising details of a corporate restructure designed to put renewables at the core of the company’s strategy, in a move approved at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting.