The group, which operates as Electrabel in Belgium, said it considers the principle of this contribution contestable, particularly because it would be discriminatory, as it hits the three nuclear power producers in Belgium.
In October 2009, GDF Suez entered into an agreement with the Belgian government, which marked a shared commitment to seeing the group operate in Belgium in a long-term framework. The group agreed to pay Belgium between 2010 and 2014 to operate nuclear power plants there for an annual contribution of EUR215-245m.
The agreement also confirmed the company’s commitment to invest in the nuclear units Doel 1 and 2 and Tihange 1, in line with the decision to extend their operational lifetime by 10 years, through to 2025, in optimum safety conditions.
