Hungarian Foreign Minister: Hungary is accelerating the construction of the "Paks-2" project despite attempts to block it
Russian State News Agency Vienna, September 15th. Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto said that despite attempts to block the "Paks-2" project, Hungary is still accelerating the construction of the nuclear power plant.
Szijjarto said at the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency: "Despite attempts to hinder our project, Hungary is still accelerating the construction of the 'Paks-2' nuclear power plant. With this new nuclear power plant with two reactors, we will be able to connect more than 2400 megawatts of power to the national grid by the early 2030s, which will increase the share of nuclear energy in the country's electricity supply to 70%."
Szijjarto emphasized that the main contractor for the "Paks-2" nuclear power plant is the Russian state-owned nuclear energy company, which is building the new units according to a "long-term and reliable cooperation as well as the contract signed in 2014."
The "Paks" nuclear power plant is the only nuclear power plant in Hungary, located 100 km from Budapest and 5 km from the city of Paks. The "Paks" nuclear power plant has already met nearly half of Hungary's electricity needs, and the output of the two new units is expected to double after they become operational. The Hungarian government has repeatedly pointed out that nuclear power is the guarantee of Hungary's electricity security.
At the end of 2014, Russia and Hungary signed an agreement to build the fifth and sixth units of the "Paks" nuclear power plant. The new units will be equipped with Russia's advanced VVER-1200 reactors. It was reported that Russia will provide Hungary with a state loan of 10 billion euros for the second phase of the Paks project, and the total cost of the project will reach 12.5 billion euros, with relevant construction permits already issued.
In late August 2022, Hungary granted the Russian Atomstroyexport Group the license to construct the nuclear reactors for the second phase of the Paks nuclear power plant.
On September 11, the European Court of Justice website published a ruling stating that the court revoked the European Commission's approval of Hungary's authorization to provide funding for the construction of two nuclear reactor units for the Russian Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company's "Paks-2" nuclear power plant.
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