Grid interconnections are needed globally to allow for the investment in all new energy technologies including nuclear, said Alexander De Croo, the prime minister of Belgium, which co-hosted the first ever nuclear energy summit (NES) in Brussels.
“We have it in Europe, but not globally,” De Croo told the summit, which was co-hosted by Belgium and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
“Multilateral financing has not yet been used for national projects, so we as legislators need to be clear of the objectives and what methodology to use for it,” De Croo said. “The European Investment Bank (EIB) has to be technology agnostic,” he added.