Energy in Luxembourg

[1] The 1970s energy crisis led Luxembourg to briefly consider constructing a nuclear power plant.

In 1972 RWE and the government negotiated a project to build a 1,200 MW nuclear reactor along the Moselle river near Remerschen.

[4] Subsequently, the construction of the large French Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant in 1979 close to the Luxembourg border caused tensions between the two countries.

[6] Energy prices are also cited by Luxembourgish businesses (84%) as uncertainty about the future as their top long-term investment obstacles.

[8] In Luxembourg, 54% of enterprises have invested in mitigating weather-related consequences and lowering carbon emissions.