Belgium
TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION
| Average annual growth rate (%) | ||||||||
| Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012* | 2000 to 2012* |
| Population (thousands) | 9.651 | 9.855 | 9.948 | 10.239 | 10.446 | 10.840 | 11.099 | 0,63 |
| Population density (inhabitants/kmē) | 316 | 323 | 326 | 335 | 342 | 355 | 364 | 0,63 |
| Urban Population as % of total | 93,8 | 95,4 | 96,4 | 97,1 | 97,3 | 97,5 | 97,5 | |
| Area (1000 kmē) | 30,5 | |||||||
TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
| Average annual growth rate (%) | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012** | 2000 to 2012 | |
| GDP (millions of current USD) | 26.381 | 125.286 | 202.832 | 232.673 | 377.348 | 468.079 | 483.261 | 5,46 |
| GDP at Constant 2005 PPP (millions of USD) | 147.195 | 205.047 | 250.197 | 311.659 | 337.348 | 358.187 | 363.837 | 1,49 |
| GDP per capita (constant 2005 USD/capita) | 17.022 | 23.262 | 28.076 | 34.008 | 36.011 | 36.742 | 36.515 | 0,82 |
| GDP per capita (PPP* USD/capita) | 20.793 | 25.096 | 30.399 | 32.189 | 32.842 | 32.639 | 3,55 | |
| GDP per capita (current USD/capita) | 10.223 | 18.678 | 27.650 | 32.189 | 37.793 | 39.751 | 4,77 | |
TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES
| Estimated available energy sources | ||||||
| Fossil Fuels | Nuclear | Renewables | ||||
| Solid | Liquid | Gas | Uranium | Hydro | Other Renewable |
|
| Total amount in specific units* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0,1 | <0,1 |
| Total amount in Exajoule (EJ) | ||||||
TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS
| Average annual growth rate (%) | |||||||
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012* | 2000 to 2012* | |
| Energy consumption** | |||||||
| - Total | 2,04 | 2,07 | 2,46 | 2,48 | 2,53 | 2,36 | -4% |
| -Solids*** | 0,52 | 0,44 | 0,33 | 0,21 | 0,14 | 0,13 | -60% |
| - Liquids | 0,90 | 0,67 | 0,91 | 0,98 | 1,02 | 0,92 | +1% |
| - Gases | 0,41 | 0,38 | 0,62 | 0,69 | 0,71 | 0,60 | -3% |
| - Nuclear | 0,14 | 0,47 | 0,53 | 0,52 | 0,52 | 0,44 | -17% |
| - Hydro | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | - |
| - Other Renewables |
0,07 | 0,11 | 0,07 | 0,08 | 0,12 | 0,24 | +243% |
| Energy production | |||||||
| - Total | 0,30 | 0,45 | 0,57 | 0,57 | 0,63 | 0,66 | +16% |
| - Solids*** | 0,18 | 0,04 | 0,01 | <0,01 | 0,00 | 0,00 | - |
| - Liquids | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | - |
| - Gases | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | - |
| - Nuclear | 0,12 | 0,40 | 0,53 | 0,52 | 0,52 | 0,44 | -17% |
| - Hydro | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | <0,01 | - |
| - Other Renewables |
0,00 | 0,01 | 0,04 | 0,05 | 0,11 | 0,22 | +450% |
| Net import (Import - Export) | |||||||
| - Total | 1,81 | 1,71 | 2,13 | 2,26 | 2,29 | 1,96 | -7% |
TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY
| Average annual growth rate (%) | |||||||
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012* | 2000 to 2012* | |
| Capacity of electrical plants (GWe) (1) | |||||||
| - Thermal | 8,21 | 7,24 | 8,55 | 8,71 | 9,15 | 9,47 | +11 % |
| - Hydro | 1,13 | 1,40 | 1,41 | 1,41 | 1,43 | 1,43 | +1% |
| - Nuclear | 1,67 | 5,50 | 5,71 | 5,80 | 5,93 | 5,93 | +4% |
| - Wind | 0,00 | <0,01 | 0,01 | 0,17 | 0,91 | 1,37 | - |
| - Geothermal | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | - |
| - other renewable | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | <0,01 | 0,90 | 2,58 | - |
| - Total | 11,01 | 14,14 | 15,69 | 16,10 | 18,32 | 20,77 | +32% |
| Electricity production (TWh) (2) | |||||||
| - Thermal | 40,26 | 27,30 | 34,14 | 37,33 | 43,40 | 35,80 | +5% |
| - Hydro | 0,83 | 0,90 | 1,70 | 1,60 | 1,67 | 1,66 | -2% |
| - Nuclear | 12,55 | 42,72 | 48,16 | 47,60 | 47,94 | 40,30 | -16% |
| - Wind | 0,00 | < 0,01 | < 0,01 | 0,23 | 1,29 | 2,75 | - |
| - Geothermal | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | - |
| - other renewable | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,27 | 0,82 | 2,38 | - |
| - Total (3) | 53,64 | 70,92 | 84,01 | 87,03 | 95,12 | 82,87 | -1% |
| Total Electricity consumption (TWh) (4) | 51,02 | 67,56 | 77,77 | 80,87 | 85,27 | 83,81 | +8% |
TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012* | |
| Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) | 206,8 | 206,2 | 240,4 | 237,7 | 236,55 | 213,85 | |
| Electricity consumption per capita (kW.h/capita) | 5.448,8 | 7.109,1 | 8.205,1 | 8.330,9 | 7.866,3 | 7.554,0 | |
| Electricity production/Energy production (%) | 64,37 | 56,74 | 53,06 | 54,97 | 54,35 | 45,20 | |
| Nuclear/Total electricity (%) | 23,40 | 60,24 | 57,33 | 54,47 | 50,40 | 48,63 | |
| Ratio of external dependency (%) (1) | 88,73 | 82,61 | 86,59 | 91,13 | 90,51 | 83,05 |
TABLE 7: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31. DECEMBER 2013
| Reactor Unit | Type | Net Capacity [MW(e)] |
Status | Operator | Reactor Supplier |
Construction Date |
First Criticality Date |
First Grid Date |
Commercial Date |
Shutdown Date |
UCF for 2013 |
| DOEL-1 | PWR | 433 | Operational | ELECTRAB | ACECOWEN | 1969-07-01 | 1974-07-18 | 1974-08-28 | 1975-02-15 | 97.9 | |
| DOEL-2 | PWR | 433 | Operational | ELECTRAB | ACECOWEN | 1971-09-01 | 1975-08-04 | 1975-08-21 | 1975-12-01 | 93.8 | |
| DOEL-3 | PWR | 1006 | Operational | ELECTRAB | FRAMACEC | 1975-01-01 | 1982-06-14 | 1982-06-23 | 1982-10-01 | 56.9 | |
| DOEL-4 | PWR | 1039 | Operational | ELECTRAB | ACECOWEN | 1978-12-01 | 1985-03-31 | 1985-04-08 | 1985-07-01 | 93.5 | |
| TIHANGE-1 | PWR | 962 | Operational | ELECTRAB | ACLF | 1970-06-01 | 1975-02-21 | 1975-03-07 | 1975-10-01 | 80.9 | |
| TIHANGE-2 | PWR | 1008 | Operational | ELECTRAB | FRAMACEC | 1976-04-01 | 1982-10-05 | 1982-10-13 | 1983-06-01 | 55.8 | |
| TIHANGE-3 | PWR | 1046 | Operational | ELECTRAB | ACECOWEN | 1978-11-01 | 1985-06-05 | 1985-06-15 | 1985-09-01 | 88.9 | |
| BR-3 | PWR | 10 | Permanent Shutdown | CEN/SCK | WH | 1957-11-01 | 1962-08-29 | 1962-10-10 | 1962-10-10 | 1987-06-30 |
| Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System |