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C-POWER CONTRIBUTION
The initiative by C-Power NV to build a farshore wind farm in Belgian coastal waters fits into the context of this European and Belgian commitment.
The C-Power project on the Thornton bank will have an installed capacity of 300 Megawatt, which corresponds to an estimated annual electricity production of 986.1 GWh or approximately 1 TWh.
Total energy production in Belgium is approximately 87 TWh per year (Annual report of BFE - 2001). At present only 3,2% of this total is generated from renewable sources. (Evolutie van de Energiemarkt in 2005, MINECO).
This means that Belgium must generate a further 2,8% of "green electricity" or about 2,5 TWh by 2010. Compare this target with the approximately 1 TWh expected to be generated by C-Power on the Thornton bank. The conclusion is clear: the C-Power project on the Thornton bank represents 40% of the total Belgian obligation that has to be realised by 2010.
