World nuclear power output hits historic high

Global nuclear power generation is expected to hit an all-time high in 2025 as more and more countries turn to the technology as part of plans to reduce emissions to "zero", according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The IEA forecasts that nuclear power generation is in a recovery phase and is expected to increase by an average of almost 3% per year until 2026.

Rising renewable energy capacity and a global nuclear renaissance will provide more low-emissions power sources over the next three years, according to the IEA.

The IEA report said growth would be driven mainly by new plants in China and India, with South Korea and several European countries also set to see new nuclear facilities come online.

France is expected to increase nuclear power output after completing maintenance on its facilities, while Japan is on track to restart some of its nuclear power plants.

Britain, Sweden and Switzerland are also among countries that are on track to increase domestic nuclear power generation by extending the operating lives of existing plants and building new ones to boost energy security as electricity demand rises.

Rising renewable energy capacity and a global nuclear renaissance will provide more low-emissions power sources over the next three years, according to the IEA.

“The electricity sector currently generates more CO2 emissions than any other sector of the world economy . The wider use of renewables and nuclear power is encouraging given the strong growth in global electricity demand over the next three years,” said IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

After the 2022 energy crisis, largely caused by Western sanctions against Russia, many governments opted to revive their nuclear sectors. Some countries, notably Japan and Germany, began returning to nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima accident.

The IEA also noted that Russia and China's influence in the nuclear sector is growing, and that the two countries are supplying technology for 70% of the reactors currently under construction worldwide .

As of October 2023, there are about 450 nuclear reactors in operation worldwide, providing about 10% of total electricity production and about 4% of total global energy sources.

Tra Khanh (Source: russian.rt.com)

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