Poland to make a decision on nuclear plant this year

Polish government is expected to make a decision whether to build a nuclear power plant before the end of the year, Deputy Energy Minister Andrzej Piotrowski claimed. “We are very careful in analyzing costs so that the construction of a nuclear power plant does not burden the budget,” he said, adding that he expects that 1 MW of nuclear capacity will cost PLN 10-12 million. “You have to spend as much for a gas-fueled plant, the difference is only in the scale, such project can only be realized by a big investor with a support of stable policy from the government,” he explained. Poland wants to have 4.5 GW nuclear power capacity by 2040. The ministry estimates the cost of the plant at PLN 60 billion.