Rosatom (the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation) plans to build two 1-GW nuclear power units in Kaliningrad, the oblast on Poland’s northeastern border. The first unit will be completed by 2016, the second in 2018. The company says it is in talks with a number of utilities, including France’s EDF and Italy’s Enel, over the sale of a stake in the planned power block.
“We are in talks with at least three potential strategic investors for this plant, including EDF and Enel,” Alexey Kalinin, head of Rosatom’s marketing and business development office, told news agency Reuters. He added that Rosatom would retain a controlling stake in the plant if it entered into a partnership.
The Russian company is also interested in taking part in the realisation of Poland’s own nuclear energy plans, which PGE, Poland’s largest utility, has been charged with overseeing. “The decision to bid in Poland has not been made yet, but obviously we are keeping an eye on the process. We are a regional player that wants to develop in the region,” Mr Kalinin said.
Poland plans to build two nuclear power plants by 2030. The country is expected to launch a tender for a technology supplier for one of the plants later this year. Meanwhile PGE is in talks aimed at importing energy from Rosatom’s planned nuclear power build in Kaliningrad.
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