Our strategy to accelerate the energy transition
ENGIE wants to be a sustainable partner for Belgium, helping to accelerate its energy transition. To achieve this, ENGIE plans to invest €4 billion over the next five years in three areas: renewable energy, flexible capacity and reducing our customers' CO₂ emissions. ENGIE also recognizes its responsibility for the extension and decommissioning of its nuclear power plants, regarding safety as a top priority.
In this way, we can provide sustainable, reliable and affordable energy for future generations, for our companies and for ourselves.
Investing in flexible capacity
The increase in renewable energy production is a positive evolution, but it also comes with its own challenges: fluctuations in the energy system when, for example, there is no sun or wind. To account for these moments of low production, there is a need for additional flexible capacity that can be quickly switched on and off, such as the Coo power plant, thanks to its ability to start up in less than 2 minutes.
To reach the goal of 5 to 6 GW of flexible capacity by 2030, ENGIE not only plans to invest in its own production facilities (new gas-fired power plant in Flémalle, new battery projects etc) but will also explore and optimise the flexibility potential of his clients.
Guiding our customers in reducing their carbon footprint
Understanding and advising our customers has always been at the heart of our business. It is thus logical that it plays a key role in our new strategy as well. We want to offer customized solutions that are not only energy-efficient, but also meet our residential and industrial customers’ expectations in terms of comfort, convenience and affordability.
Renewable electricity is a cornerstone of our strategy, but not all processes can be powered by electricity. We also need green and low-carbon molecules to decarbonize industrial processes. Through our expertise, available sites and other assets, ENGIE is in the best position to innovate and develop specific projects for green and low-carbon hydrogen and biomethane.
ENGIE is also committed to guiding its customers in their transition to low-carbon mobility by designing tailor-made energy solutions.
ENGIE is meeting its commitments in the extension and decommissioning of its nuclear power plants
ENGIE is currently working on two historic projects in energy history: the extension of the operation and the decommissioning of its nuclear power plants.
As a responsible operator, ENGIE remains committed every day to maintaining nuclear safety at all times, ensuring safe production with maximum availability. ENGIE is making every effort to get Doel 4 and Tihange 3 back on the grid by November 2025, and to keep the critical path and cost of the decommissioning program under control.
Press release
ENGIE has the ambition to lead the acceleration of the energy transition in Belgium. It aims to reach this objective by helping industries and citizens to consume better, by accelerating the development of renewable capacities, by investing in flexibility and by developing low carbon gases. ENGIE is determined to be the privileged partner for the country and places the challenges of the energy transition at the heart of its 2030 strategy: #ENERGIZE2030.
Articles and press releases
Code Red action: objectifying the debate
Among other things, the claim that ENGIE is the most polluting company in Belgium is factually incorrect. Code Red also made wrong assumptions about ENGIE's strategy and activities.
Below are some elements to counter their arguments:
11 bijkomende projecten gesteund door de Stichting ENGIE in 2023-2024
ENGIE signs an agreement with the Belgian government on the extension of Tihange 3 and Doel 4 nuclear reactors and all obligations related to nuclear waste
