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Pursat is still mostly reliant on burning fossil fuels for power, but it does have one active nuclear power plant, the Muzeyah Nuclear Power Station (Gen II+) which generates 1000MWe which was built in [[1989]]. There are two more nuclear powerplants in development which will have {{wp|generation IV reactor}}s and are estimated to have a combined output of almost 4,000MWe. Since the 1990s the country has been investing in sustainable energy types with the first solar tower coming online in [[2003]] and the first wind farm coming online in [[2005]]. These projects were deemed feasible and now the country generates 18% of its power needs from renewables. There are 17 new wind farms planned from the rest of the country and 8 more solar farms. Despite the abundant sun, the technology of solar is still not durable against the endemic sand in the country and further research is being done. | |||
== See also == | == See also == |