The two units of the Central nuclear Almaraz will stop their business On Wednesday, without being informed of the possible reactivation date, given the economic insufficiency generated by the high taxation of nuclear power, the low demand of these days and the high generation of renewables.
This market situation is marked by low electrical demand dates, a high generation of renewable derived from the succession of storms -eólico and hydrolilentric and “High taxation that nuclear power plants have“, The sources of installation of Extremadura have reported. All this generates” a inefficiency in the electrical system “in which nuclear power is out of the market. “
As a consequence of this situation, the two units of the Almaraz nuclear power plant will stop from 00.00 hours of April 16 “,Don’t be married in the electrical market “. Both units, according to the same sources, are in perfect technical and safety conditions and the arrest operation, which enters the normality of the system, will be performed according to their established internal procedures.
They also said that while the Almaraz nuclear power plant has “very competitive” operating costs, Its economic profitability “is seriously compromised For the unassovable tax burden, which represents over 75 % of its variable costs. “
As reflected by the operator of the designated electric market (OMIE), the Average price of the megavatio time (MWH) This Tuesday is 12.14 euros while only fees for the production of one hour of megavatio for nuclear power are 28 euros in an annual average.
In March last year, the Almaraz unit also stopped in a programmed way and for 18 days for a similar situation in the energy market.
