Sweden's Energy and Industry Minister, Ebba Busch, emphasized the importance of the European Commission's role in ensuring Europe's energy independence by advocating for baseload power production, including nuclear energy. Busch highlighted that baseload power plants, such as nuclear reactors, offer stable output regardless of weather conditions, unlike solar and wind energy sources.
Busch expressed concern over the European Union's energy policy, stating that it neglects nuclear technology by lacking specific targets and funding for new reactors. In an Instagram video before an EU energy ministers' meeting, she stressed the connection between energy security, industry, defense, and sovereignty.
Busch called for support from pro-nuclear EU countries like France, Belgium, and the Netherlands to bolster nuclear power. She urged the European Commission to facilitate the development of new baseload power capacity in Europe rather than obstructing it.
The minister criticized Europe's heavy reliance on renewable energy expansion and disagreed with Germany's decision to close its nuclear reactors. While Sweden has decommissioned some nuclear plants in the past, the current government supports nuclear energy and is pursuing new projects. Additionally, Sweden advocated for an electricity interconnector with Germany to potentially impact electricity prices in its southern region.