Sweden pursues nuclear power regulation for “more electricity production”
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Building more nuclear reactors in Sweden is a central goal of Prime Minister Kristersson’s government.
Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power plants to increase electricity production in the Nordics and strengthen energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said.
“We have an obvious need for more electricity production in Sweden,” Kristersson said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Kristersson has made expanding nuclear power production a central goal of his government, trying to reverse a process of gradual shutdowns of several reactors over the past few decades that has made the country more reliant on renewable but sometimes less predictable energy.
“What we are doing today is changing the legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear reactors in more places,” he added.
The proposed new legislation, which still needs to be passed by parliament, would allow new reactors to be built in more locations in Sweden and was seen to be in place by March next year.
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Lack of energy
In August, Sweden raised its risk assessment of deficiencies during the winter to “real” from “low”.
Energy Minister Ebba Busch previously said the likelihood of shortages would be significantly reduced if consumers could use 2 percent less, or shift 2 percent of consumption to times outside the morning and evening peak hours.
“Every kilowatt hour counts,” she said.
As another setback for supplies in the Nordics and Baltics, neighboring Finland once again postponed the start of a new nuclear reactor.
Source: Reuters