Belgium : 2005 Review.

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Belgium continues to make measured progress in its energy policy, particularly with respect to electricity market liberalisation. The country has acted to improve the independent functioning of the electricity market and harmonise it with that of its neighbouring countries. Furthermore, an electricity exchange will begin operation shortly. However, to enable Belgian customers to fully benefit from energy market liberalisation, more work needs to be done. . In 2003, Belgium decided to phase out nuclear power between 2015 and 2025. As nuclear energy supplies about 55% of the country's electrici.  Read more... 1 ORGANISATION OF THE REVIEW 2 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3 GENERAL ENERGY POLICY 4 ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 5 ENERGY EFFICIENCY 6 RENEWABLE ENERGY 7 OIL 8 NATURAL GAS 9 ELECTRICITY 10 NUCLEAR POWER 11 TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT A ANNEX: ENERGY BALANCES AND KEY STATISTICAL DATA B ANNEX: INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY "SHARED GOALS" C ANNEX: GLOSSARY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS