Slovakia fuels up a new nuclear plant as Europe grapples with an energy crisis
The 471-megawatt unit is expected to produce first electricity in late October or early November, plant director Martin Mraz told Reuters.
"We will be at full production at the beginning of 2023," Mraz said at the plant as the last fuel assemblies were being loaded to the reactor.The new unit will produce around 3.7 Terrawatt hours per year, covering 13% of Slovakia's electricity consumption and making the country self-sufficient, he said.
Cuts in Russian gas supplies to Europe in response to sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, prompted a frantic search for alternatives to avert a looming energy crisis this winter heating season.A farmer is seen in front of the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant cooling towers in Mochovce March 15, 2007.
, a 33% co-owner of Slovenske, in emailed responses to Reuters questions. "Once it is put into operation, it will help reduce European dependence on gas," the spokesperson said. Construction was halted in the 1990s and resumed more than a decade ago but has suffered repeated delays and cost overruns, with the total cost of the two units seen at around 6 billion euros .Reporting by Radovan Stoklasa, writing by Jan Lopatka Editing by Tomasz Janowski
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