The Bulgarian government is likely to push back the deadline for submitting offers for a tender to choose an investor for the construction of the two-unit Belene nuclear power station because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to energy minister Temenuzkha Petkova.
Ms Petkova told Bulgarian National Radio that all five companies, which were invited in December 2019 to submit binding offers for Belene, retain their interest in the project.
Ms Petkova told Bulgarian National Radio that all five companies, which were invited in December 2019 to submit binding offers for Belene, retain their interest in the project.
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