Sweden Needs to Treble Nuclear Power as Electricity Demand Soars
- Minister says nation needs at least 10 new reactors by 2045
- Nuclear power is at the heart of Sweden’s energy strategy
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Sweden said it needs to treble nuclear power capacity over the next couple of decades to meet a surge in electricity demand.
At least 10 new conventional reactors need to be built by 2045, Romina Pourmokhtari, the nation’s climate and energy minister, said in a statement on Wednesday. The biggest Nordic nation has six reactors in operation today.