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Village braces for closure of Spain's largest nuclear plant
Local businesses and workers warn the closure would cut jobs and weaken energy security as Spain weighs extending the reactors to 2030.
- Spain's Almaraz nuclear plant faces closure in 2028 under Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's plan to shut all nuclear reactors by 2035, though last year's nationwide blackout has reignited debate over the phase-out.
- Fernando Sanchez Castilla, a plant employee and village mayor, warned that closure would devastate surrounding communities, estimating the facility accounts for roughly five percent of Extremadura's economic output and supports about 4,000 jobs.
- Local restaurateur David Martin warned the village of Almaraz faces becoming a "desert" if the plant closes, estimating his business would drop by nearly half without the facility's seasonal workers.
- Patricia Rubio Oviedo, head of the site's technical operations, argued "nuclear energy is essential in the energy mix," while Francisco del Pozo Campos of Greenpeace Spain said the government cannot change its mind without risking credibility.
- Spain aims to increase renewable electricity generation to 81 percent by 2030, though the European Commission urged members to avoid prematurely shutting nuclear facilities; extending operations could cost consumers an estimated 26 billion euros.
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While the government of Pedro Sánchez is committed to renewable energies, the inhabitants of Almaraz, in central-western Spain, are concerned about the closure of its nuclear power plant, a decision that its shareholders are trying to postpone until the end of the decade. Almaraz covers 7% of the electricity demand of the Iberian country, where just a year ago a blackout exposed the vulnerabilities in the control of tension and infrastructure.
Spain will wave goodbye to nuclear power within a few years. But in Almaraz, where the country's largest nuclear power plant is located, people fear how the future will be affected.
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