(CercleFinance.com) – Engie announced Thursday evening that it planned to invest up to four billion euros in the field of energy transition in Belgium by 2030.
The group – which has set itself the objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 – intends in particular to accelerate the development of renewable energies, aiming for between two and 2.5 GW of installed capacity by 2030.
Engie – which emphasizes that the demand for green energy already exceeds the available local supply – indicates that this situation will only worsen in the years to come.
The company thus wants to double its onshore wind capacity to bring it to 1 GW, expand its offshore wind capacity to reach 1 GW by 2030 and triple its photovoltaic capacity to reach 300 MW.
As part of this new strategy called #Energize2030, Engie also wishes to develop new assets, such as an 875MW gas power plant in Flémalle and a 200 MW battery park in Vilvoorde.
In addition to these priorities, Engie recalls that it wants to extend the operation of the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear power plants while proceeding with the dismantling of its other nuclear power plants.