“It is a very important law, which I hope will be adopted as soon as possible by my colleagues in the Parliament, in order to move forward with the project of the new units from Cernavodă,” Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said in a news release. [EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT]
A draft law regarding the agreement to build two new reactors at the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda was adopted by the government, meaning parliament will now debate the text.
“It is a very important law, which I hope will be adopted as soon as possible by my colleagues in the Parliament, in order to move forward with the project of the new units from Cernavodă,” Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said in a news release.
Parliament will now have to green light an agreement signed between the state and the power plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica.
The government owns 82.5% of Nuclearelectrica, a company that covers around a fifth of Romania’s energy consumption, with its two operational reactors.
The two new reactors, each with an installed power of 700 MW, are projected to start operations in 2030 and 2031, respectively.
(Bogdan Neagu | EURACTIV.ro)
Source: EURACTIV
