The Czech Republic will help complete the construction of two power units at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. Ukraine’s Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal and the Czech Republic’s First Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček visited the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.
Denys Shmyhal reported this on his Telegram page.
"Nuclear energy is one of the key areas of Ukrainian-Czech cooperation. We are interested in further expanding it and drawing on Czech experience and expertise to modernise power units and diversify nuclear fuel," Shmyhal noted.
The ministers discussed possible supplies of equipment to complete the construction of power units No. 3 and No. 4 at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, as well as access to export financing and guarantees.
Shmyhal noted that Ukraine and the Czech Republic have significant potential to deepen practical cooperation in nuclear energy.
- Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed a new memorandum in the Khmelnytskyi region on deepening cooperation in the nuclear and oil and gas sectors, hydropower, and on strengthening the resilience of energy systems.