Dragnea said that, following the talks with Chinese counterpart Zhang Gaoli, the construction of the two reactors will probably start next year.
Early September, nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) announced that China Nuclear Power Corporation qualified in the process of investor section for the construction of the two reactors.
The Chinese company, which was the only bidder, will be majority shareholder in the company to develop the EUR6.5 billion investment.
Late August, Nuclearelectrica started procedures to select investors for a project to build two new reactors at the company’s plant in Cernavoda.
The Cernavoda plant, the sole nuclear power facility in Romania, currently operates two 700-megawatt reactors, covering around 20% of the country’s energy consumption. The two new reactors are expected to double the plant’s capacity.