Bulgaria ready to sell Ukraine reactors for Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant: decision in works
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Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:12:54 +0200
Bulgaria is preparing a decision at the government level to sell Ukraine reactors for its Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant NPP.
Source LIGA.net, a Ukrainian news outlet, citing Ukraines Energy Minister Herman at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Ukrainian parliament on Friday 14 March Details Halushchenko noted that 10 March was the final day to report to the Bulgarian parliament on the outcome of the negotiations.
Thanks to the constructive part of the Verkhovna Rada, which backed the relevant draft law, we were able to hold negotiations in Bulgaria.
And the relevant report was submitted to the parliament, the minister said.
The previous report, submitted to parliament in 2024, stated that Ukraine had shown no interest in implementing this project, following which we requested an extension of the permission for negotiations, Halushchenko said.
He stressed that this time, the report confirmed Ukraines interest and outlined the scope of the agreement.
Now, a decision will be made at the governmental level in Bulgaria regarding the conclusion of the agreement, which will detail all aspects, the minister said.
Background On 11 February, Ukrainian MPs approved a bill allowing Energoatom, Ukraines state nuclear energy regulator, to purchase Russianmade reactors from Bulgaria for the Khmelnytskyi NPP.
Commenting on the laws adoption, MP Andrii Zhupanyn noted that the document only approves the purchase of reactors, thus limiting the projects cost to US600 million.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law on the purchase of equipment for Khmelnytskyi NPP units Nos 3 and 4 from Bulgaria.
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