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Spain to close all nuclear and coal power plants by 2030
Announcement comes days after socialist government drafts plans for 100% renewable energy electricity system by 2050
Traditional Spanish windmills in Toledo, Spain
SPAIN is to close the last of it nuclear reactors and coal power plants before 2030, Energy Secretary Jose Dominguez said today.
The socialist government says it is not going to extend the lifespan of any of its nuclear power plants beyond their 40-year lifespan.
Spain’s oldest reactor has been in operation for 37 years and its newest for just over 30. Therefore the reactors should close by 2021 and 2028, respectively, if Spain sticks to it guns.
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