The Hungarian government expresses its desire to start the large-scale construction of the Paks-2 NPP as soon as possible. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, announced that the first concrete pouring at the construction site is scheduled for October-November 2025.
The point is that there have been no restrictions on Gazprombank's work in the Paks project since July. This makes it possible to move forward in a completely different form than we did before. Well, the Hungarian government, of course, demonstrates a desire to enter a large construction site as soon as possible, and this is a significant event, of course, called "first concrete". If everything goes according to our plan, it will be October-November.
In November 2024, the United States imposed sanctions against Gazprombank. This forced Moscow and Budapest to look for alternative ways to pay for the second phase of the nuclear project. At the end of June, the United States lifted sanctions against Russia that hindered the construction of the Paks-2 NPP in Hungary under the Rosatom project.
In the coming years, it is planned to build the fifth and sixth power units of the Paks-2 NPP. Moscow has confirmed its readiness to finance this project. Its cost is €12.5 billion, with 80% of the funds being provided in the form of a Russian loan.
After the commissioning of new VVER-1200 reactors in the early 2030s, the capacity of the Paks NPP will increase from 2,000 to 4,400 megawatts. This will increase the share of electricity to 70% in Hungary's energy balance.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Paks-2 NPP may start operating in 2030.
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