This comes amid broader plans to boost nuclear energy production globally.
In a letter addressed to the head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Energy and Utilities Committee, the Association’s Director General noted that the project’s advancement would be beneficial not only for Ukraine, but also for European Union countries and the broader business community.
“The adoption of this legislation will foster the growth of the civil nuclear industry and help achieve the ambitious goal of tripling global nuclear power production, as highlighted at the COP-28 conference,” the letter states.
NuclearEurope emphasized that European companies have already signaled interest in participating in the Khmelnytskyi project as potential suppliers and subcontractors.
Once the corresponding bill is approved, it will “significantly accelerate the project’s implementation and substantially contribute to restoring Ukraine’s energy sector after the war,” the association noted.
In April 2024, the Ukrainian government decided to proceed with the completion of the NPP’s third and fourth units, currently at 80% and 25% readiness, respectively. By summer 2024, the project had secured the backing of the Verkhovna Rada’s Energy Committee.
If realized, the project would add 2.2 GW of new nuclear power capacity to the state-owned energy sector.
