Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000267/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Elena Nevado del Campo (PPE)
In 2022, Spain’s seven nuclear reactors generated 20.26 % of the total electricity produced by the Spanish national grid.
Unfortunately, the days of Spain’s nuclear power plants are numbered, despite the fact that nuclear energy is essential to EU competitiveness, as stated in the Draghi report. The government and the plant owners have agreed to decommission them on a rolling basis, with the final plant closing in 2035. The nuclear power plant in Almaraz, Extremadura, will be the first plant to close, in 2027.
The provisional agreement between the Council and Parliament on the Net-Zero Industry Act describes nuclear energy as ‘strategic’ to EU decarbonisation and states that nuclear energy plays a key role in guaranteeing energy independence and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
In light of the above:
- 1.Does the Spanish strategy to decommission nuclear power plants align with the Commission’s increasing interest in boosting European competitiveness?
- 2.In the Commission’s view, will these measures not make the Spanish population poorer and increase the price of electricity in Spain?
Submitted: 22.1.2025