Demand for coal was particularly strong in the first half of 2021, cutting into stock levels and pushing up prices

Egypt is the second largest economy in Africa and its electricity production is heavily reliant on oil and gas. Mr El-Sisi thanked Mr Grossi for the support the IAEA has given Egypt in its nuclear programme.

SGE, together with its partners, plans to deploy at least 10 BWRX-300 SMRs in Poland by the early 2030s.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a global pioneer in innovation and a regional leader in using nuclear energy to meet its sustainable energy and climate action ambitions

Specifically, the commission proposed to align the rules for the energy performance of buildings with the European Green Deal and decarbonise the EU's building stock by 2050.

The Netherlands' new coalition government has placed nuclear power at the heart of its climate and energy policy. Some EUR500 million (USD564 million) has been earmarked to support new nuclear build in the period to 2025.

Constructing nuclear power plants in Poland was "a good way of fighting climate change" agreed 78% of people, with only 17% in disagreement.

The programme includes €6.9bn of state funding, and €9.5bn of private investments.

The country will allocate DKK16bn (€2.2bn) towards carbon capture and storage subsidies in two phases over the coming decade, starting in 2022.

The Belgian government released its hydrogen strategy in October and Equinor said the H2BE project would help Belgium deliver on the strategy.

Globally, renewable electricity capacity is forecast to increase by over 60% between 2020 and 2026, reaching more than 4 800 GW.

По итогам 2021 года мы ожидаем исторического максимума потребления на уровне 21,5 млрд кВт⋅ч наших поставок. Увеличение по отношению к 2020 году практически в 2 раза.

The 1284 MWe Gundremmingen B boiling water reactor (BWR) in southern Germany was disconnected from the grid on 31 December 2017 after 33 years of operation. Decommissioning of the unit began the following year. Gundremmingen C - a 1288 MWe BWR - is scheduled to shut down at the end of this year.

The United Kingdom is aiming to secure 12 GW of electricity capacity in the fourth round of the CfD scheme;

India aims to reach a non-fossil energy capacity of 500 GW by 2030.