Czech Republic has two nuclear plants, six units, in operation, and it’s reported that a construction tender, after the cancel of Temelin plant, for the Dukovany NPP will be announced by 2016.
In December 2014, Hungary signed 3 implementation agreements of its Paks 5-6 project with a Russian company, and the two units will be in operation after 2025. The revised fuel supply plan has been approved by EU in April this year.
Belene 1-2 are canceled in February 2013 in Bulgaria, while the government still actively pushes forward Kozloduy 7 to be built. Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and Westinghouse Electric Company have signed a shareholder agreement in April 2015, and talks are continuing as various financing and contracting models need to be further discussed.
Finland expects nuclear power providing 40% of its national electricity by 2050. There are two nuclear plants, Loviisa and Olkiluoto, in operation in Finland, with unit 3 under construction at the Olkiluoto plant. Olkiluoto3 is terribly delayed in commissioning due to complicated reasons, which caused the cancel of the bidding for unit 4. The Finnish Mankala company Fennovoima will build a new nuclear plant, namely Hanhikivi 1, on the land, with Rosatom as the technology provider. The plant is expected in operation in 2024. Candu Energy will provide two more Candu 6 reactors for Cernavoda 3-4 in Romania, and Chinese companies are actively participating in this project. Mochovce 3-4 are under construction in Slovakia, and the project is a little bit delayed in operation, which was expected by 2015. Enel's 66% stake in Slovenské Elektrárne is for sale. Another 2.4 GWe capacity is also planned, the site will be chosen and nuclear technology also will be selected from the six bidders.
The Baltic Visaginas 1 nuclear power plant is delayed as the public opposition, while the three governments and the project strategic partner Hitachi still strongly believe the project will go forwards. It is reported that Ukraine prepares to cancel Khmelnitski agreement with Russia and the unstable political environment may cast a doubt on this project. |