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The Economic Times
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World's first energy island: How Belgium built a switchboard in the North Sea

Forty-five kilometres off the Belgian coast, in open North Sea, a ring of concrete now sits where there was nothing.

The 23rd and final caisson of Princess Elisabeth Island was installed in August 2026, completing the foundation works of what its developers call the world's first artificial energy island, according to a Times of India report.

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