/ world immediately information/ The Minister of Vitality of Bulgaria, Temenuzka Petkova, offered the mission for the development of the nuclear energy plant (NPP) “Belene” to a delegation of nuclear vitality specialists from China.
This was introduced by the Bulgarian authorities on August 30, 2018.
Theses of T. Petkova:
– The development of the brand new base energy is critical to make sure assured vitality safety of the nation.
– The Bulgarian facet considers the implementation of the “Belene” NPP mission as one of many prospects for the enlargement of vitality cooperation between the international locations.
– The Belene NPP mission will be carried out as rapidly as potential in comparison with different nuclear tasks within the area, as a result of it has the required infrastructure, a licensed web site and has acquired approval from the European Fee, and as well as, all the required gear has been delivered to Bulgaria for it.
Initially, it was deliberate that the Belene NPP with a capability of 2GW could be constructed with the participation of Russia.
The worldwide tender for the development of the 2 energy blocks of the NPP was gained in 2006 by Atomstroyexport.
The Bulgarian authorities has already invested about three billion BGN within the mission.
The gear for the 2 reactors was delivered to the NPP web site.
The mission was stopped in 2009, and in March 2012 the Bulgarian authorities headed by Boyko Borisov deserted the development of the plant.
The termination of the implementation of the mission was introduced by the federal government of Bulgaria headed by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
In Might 2018, the Bulgarian authorities determined to renew the development of “Belene”.
The Bulgarian facet emphasised that within the occasion of a choice to implement the mission, the choice of a strategic investor shall be performed by means of a young process.
Bulgaria has no intention of offering official ensures on the mission and concluding contracts for the acquisition of the electrical energy produced by the NPP.
On the finish of Might 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin, after his talks with Boyko Borisov in Moscow, said that Russia is able to return to the implementation of the Belene NPP development mission on a market foundation.
The funding curiosity in Belene NPP can also be confirmed by different corporations, together with by the China Nationwide Nuclear Company (CNNC).
It’s anticipated that the strategic investor for the Belene NPP mission shall be chosen, maybe in early 2019.
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