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Tihange Nuclear Power Station

Huy, Belgium

The 186th largest power station in the world

3.01 GW · Capacity

The Tihange Nuclear Power Station is one of two nuclear energy power plants in Belgium and contains one active nuclear reactor. The site is located on the bank of the Meuse river, near the village of Tihange in the Walloon province of Liège. The station is operated and majority-owned by vertically-integrated Belgian energy corporation Electrabel. EDF Luminus has a 50% stake in the oldest unit and a 10% stake in the two newest units. It employs 1074 workers and covers an area of 75 hectares (190 acres). The plant represents about 15% of Belgium's total electricity production capacity. Nuclear energy typically provides between 40%-50% of Belgium's domestically-generated electricity. In order to extend the lifetime of Tihange 3, the operator will receive subsidies through a Contract of Difference arrangement.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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