Poland’s president Andrzej Duda has signed into law a bill providing 60 billion zloty (€14.4bn, $15.5bn) in financing for Poland’s first commercial nuclear power plant in the northern province of Pomerania.

A statement on the Polish president’s website said the purpose of the law is to “enable the preparation and implementation of the investment in the first nuclear power plant in Poland”.

The funding was approved by the cabinet in January. In February, the bill was passed by parliament with almost unanimous support for the plans. Duda has now signed it into law.