The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment has issued a decision-in-principle approving the development of Poland’s second large nuclear power plant, to be built in the Patnów-Konin region (central Poland). The nuclear plant will comprise two South Korean-supplied APR1400 reactors of 1,400 MW each, and the first unit is expected to be commissioned by 2035. PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa, a 50:50 joint venture of the Polish companies ZE PAK and Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), had submitted an application for the plant to the ministry in August 2023. According to the application, the two units will generate 22 TWh/year of electricity, which corresponds to about 12% of the current electricity demand in the country.
Poland is currently developing another large-scale nuclear power plant (3 GW) located near the Baltic Sea coast Żarnowiec (Choczewo) or in Lubiatowo-Kopalino. In November 2022, the Polish government selected Westinghouse to build the nuclear power plant, which will initially host three AP1000 reactors.Construction is expected to start in 2026, while the plant is scheduled to start supplying power in 2033.
To reduce its dependency on coal, which accounted for 70% of the country’s power mix in 2022, Poland aims to build four to six nuclear reactors between 2026 and the mid-2040s, for a total capacity of 6 to 9 GW.
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