IEA Slams Britain For Natgas Plant Boom As Domestic Production Falls Rapidly - Reuters

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LONDON - Britain risks becoming too dependent on natural gas unless it builds more nuclear power stations, boosts renewable resources and improves energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. Claude Mandil, executive director of the IEA, said UK energy policy had created one of the most liberalised energy markets in the world but warned over rising reliance on gas for power generation.

"We think it is a model for other IEA countries... However, there is room for improvement, particularly in the area of gas dependence," Mandil told reporters in London. "The UK government needs to monitor this situation and should keep all options open for potential developers of power stations to use other fuels."

The Paris-based group advises 26 industrialized nations on their energy policy and published its latest report on Britain's progress on Thursday.

The main threat to Britain, the IEA report on UK energy policy released on Thursday says, is that new investment is focussing on gas-fired power generation at a time when Britain's own production is falling rapidly.

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1. This just in from the department of the obvious...

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