The signing of the agreement concerning the construction of the nuclear power plant in Choczewo will be delayed – reports “Business Insider” today. For now, it is planned to extend the bridge agreement until the end of 2026.
Poland’s first nuclear power plant is to be built in the Choczewo municipality in the Pomerania region. The facility will consist of three units with AP1000 reactors supplied by Westinghouse. The investor and future operator is Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, a company wholly owned by the State Treasury, while the contractor is the Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium. The pouring of the so-called first nuclear concrete is planned for 2028, and the start of commercial operation of the first unit – for 2036.
The deadline for signing the EPC agreement (concerning the construction of the nuclear power plant) with Westinghouse was set for June 30, 2026, but this date – according to “Business Insider” – is unlikely to be met.
Sources cited by the portal emphasize that there is no chance of concluding negotiations before June 30 and that there are “many issues where positions differ”.
It cannot be ruled out that the currently binding bridge agreement (EDA) will be extended until the end of 2026.
As recently as early April, Deputy Minister of Energy Wojciech Wrochna argued that even if the EPC agreement is not concluded by mid-2026, it will not have a real impact on the nuclear project schedule.
Asked whether there is a specific reason for the prolonged negotiations with the contractor consortium, he replied that there is none.
