Romania’s state-owned nuclear company Nuclearelectrica is aiming to have two new reactor units at the Cernavodă nuclear power station in the southeast of the country connected to the grid by 2031, chief executive officer Cosmin Ghita said.
Mr Ghita told The Diplomat Bucharest that an investment decision on the new units is expected in 2024 with Unit 3 expected to be connected to the grid in 2030 and Unit 4 in 2031.
Mr Ghita said this would be “just at the right time for Romania to meet its decarbonisation targets in a reliable manner whilst phasing out coal-based capacities”.
Mr Ghita told The Diplomat Bucharest that an investment decision on the new units is expected in 2024 with Unit 3 expected to be connected to the grid in 2030 and Unit 4 in 2031.
Mr Ghita said this would be “just at the right time for Romania to meet its decarbonisation targets in a reliable manner whilst phasing out coal-based capacities”.
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