Belgium · 51.325, 4.260Doel
Doel, nuclear power plant in Belgium, operates one pressurized water reactor with 1,026 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1975.
Unit Doel 4 has been operating for 41 years, since 1985. Its 1,026 MW net are enough to supply about 3,230,000 households.
- Country
- Belgium
- Units
- 4
- Technology
- PWR
- Net capacity
- 1,026 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1975
- Operator
- Engie Electrabel; EDF Belgium; EDF Luminus
- Owner
- Indivision Doel · Societes Reunies D'Energie Du Bassin De L'Escaut SA
- Status
- Operating
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Belgium · Vendor: Framatome · every PWR reactor · how a PWR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doel 1 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP) | Shut down | 445 | 1,311 | Jul 1, 1969 | Aug 28, 1974 | Feb 2025 | 93.2 % (2024) |
| Doel 2 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP) | Shut down | 445 | 1,311 | Sep 1, 1971 | Aug 21, 1975 | Nov 2025 | 88.9 % (2024) |
| Doel 3 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Westinghouse 3-loop (WH 3LP) | Shut down | 1,006 | 3,054 | Jan 1975 | Jun 1982 | Sep 2022 | — |
| Doel 4 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Westinghouse 3-loop (WH 3LP) | Operating | 1,026 | 2,988 | Dec 1, 1978 | Apr 8, 1985 | 2035 (planned) | 72.0 % (2024) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Doel 1, a 445 MWe PWR (Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP)), started construction in 1969 and operated from 1974 to 2025.
Doel 2, a 445 MWe PWR (Westinghouse 2-loop (WH 2LP)), started construction in 1971 and operated from 1975 to 2025.
Doel 3, a 1,006 MWe PWR (Westinghouse 3-loop (WH 3LP)), started construction in 1975 and operated from 1982 to 2022.
Doel 4, a 1,026 MWe PWR (Westinghouse 3-loop (WH 3LP)), started construction in 1978, was connected to the grid in 1985 and is still operating, with a 72% load factor in 2024.
Operator: Engie Electrabel; EDF Belgium; EDF Luminus.
Owner: Indivision Doel (Doel 1, Doel 2) · Societes Reunies D'Energie Du Bassin De L'Escaut SA (Doel 3, Doel 4).