Nuclear power plant in Poland. Why did the construction cost increase by 70 percent?

Luc Williams

Construction of a nuclear power plant in Poland

As the newspaper reminds in its Thursday edition, the EC’s December announcement shows that the estimated cost of building three AP1000 reactors in Pomerania is PLN 192 billion. According to “DGP” information, “calculated per megawatt of net power the cost of implementing American nuclear technology in our country is currently approximately 70 percent higher. higher, than it resulted from Westinghouse’s non-binding offer presented to the Polish government in 2022.

Cost of electricity from a nuclear power plant

According to calculations by Dr. Bożena Horbaczewska from SGH, based on a calculator International Atomic Energy Agencyquoted by “DGP”, in the most optimistic scenario for the project in Pomerania (assuming, among others, seven-year construction time consistent with the assumptions, high capacity utilization of 90% and a relatively low level of financing costs of 7%), averaged the price of electricity from the planned power plant will reach approximately PLN 780 per megawatt hour – we read in the newspaper.

According to information from “DGP”, the price ranges for the planned power plant, which were included in the application to the European Commission, are much lower, and the investor does not take into account rates higher than PLN 700 “even in negative scenarios”, writes the daily. As he points out, the state-owned company implementing the power plant in Pomerania does not want to comment on the discrepancies between these reports and calculations based on the IAEA tool. (PAP)

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