Poland / State Company CEO Raises Doubts On Patnow Nuclear Station Project

PGE boss calls on new government to update overall energy strategy

State Company CEO Raises Doubts On Patnow Nuclear Station Project
Warsaw has already signed an agreement with Westinghouse for its first nuclear reactors, planned for Pomerania in the north of the country.

Poland’s state-controlled utility PGE will decide on whether it will invest in nuclear energy in the next few years, the company’s chief executive officer said in remarks published on Saturday, signalling uncertainty around the project that was initiated by the former government.

Private Polish utility ZE PAK, PGE and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) agreed in 2022 to work on development of four 1,400-MW nuclear reactors in Patnow, central Poland, using South Korean APR1400 Reactor technology.

“We are at a very preliminary stage of project analysis,” Marzec told Business Insider. “The implementation of such a key energy infrastructure project must be included in the government’s overall strategy regarding the development and target model of the nuclear energy segment in our country.

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