UK facing power supply gap by 2025

Posted on 26 Jan 2016 by Victoria Fitzgerald

Closure of UK coal and nuclear plants is expected to create an electricity supply gap of up to 55% by 2025, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

A new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has revealed that the UK Government’s policy to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025, combined with the retirement of the majority of the UK’s ageing nuclear fleet and growing electricity demand will leave the UK facing a 40-55% electricity supply gap, The Engineering the UK…

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