For the energy company, it’s too late, writes Le Soir in its Saturday edition. The government approved a plan on Friday that should allow the country to get through the winter without energy problems and show solidarity with its neighbors. To achieve this, the government has also made a request to Engie to extend the activity of Tihange 2 during the winter.
The energy company considers that the extension, even for two months only, of Tihange 2 is “not possible”. “Taking into account the concrete situation, considering such a scenario in haste, without the necessary preliminary studies having been carried out, is not possible with regard to the imperatives of nuclear safety – for which we are solely responsible and which is our main concern. – and technical constraints”, indicates Anne-Sophie Hugé, spokesperson for Engie.
“But we remain aware of the stakes and as we have always
