With Poland’s coal-dominated electricity mix expected to become increasingly diversified over the next few years in response to the European Union's climate policy, more and more companies are looking at low-emission solutions.
In a statement released on Monday, GE Hitachi quoted Sołowow as saying that “utilizing small modular reactors to generate clean energy will improve our chances to move away from coal and have a positive impact on our industry and nation.”
The reactor is expected to be completed by 2028 at a cost of around USD 1 billion, the Puls Biznesu daily reported on Tuesday.
Small modular reactors are smaller than conventional reactors and are pre-manufactured. They produce a fraction of the power created by large plants.
Poland's energy minister said in May that the government plans to complete the country's first nuclear power plant by 2033.
(jh/pk)
Source: PAP/Puls Biznesu