Ministers of Energy Zhecho Stankov and Education Krassimir Valchev will hold a meeting with the management of the "Kozloduy" NPP and "Kozloduy NPP - New Capacity" at 2:30 p.m. today in the Danube city, the Ministry of Energy announced.
Between 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., the two ministers will visit the "Igor V. Kurchatov Vocational High School of Nuclear Energy in Kozloduy. Representatives of "Hyundai Engineering and Construction" will also join the tour of the educational institution. (Hyundai Engineering and Construction) and "Westinghouse". A consortium between the two companies will implement the project for the 7th and 8th units of the "Kozloduy" NPP, the energy ministry recalls.
On March 24, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov met at the Council of Ministers with a delegation from "Hyundai Engineering and Construction", led by the company's CEO Hanu Li. The construction of the 7th and 8th units of the "Kozloduy" NPP is a key step towards ensuring Bulgaria's energy security. The project is of strategic importance both for our country and for the region of Southeast Europe, said Rosen Zhelyazkov at the meeting, which was also attended by the Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov and the executive director of "Kozloduy NPP - New Capacity" Petyo Ivanov.
At the end of 2024, the implementation of the engineering contract between "Kozloduy NPP - New Capacity" and the consortium consisting of the Bulgarian branches of "Westinghouse Energy Systems" and "Hyundai Engineering and Construction" began, the Ministry of Energy announced at the time. The implementation of the contract will support the regulatory steps for the implementation of the project, as well as the calculation of future investment and operating costs.