Poland signs an agreement with the US for the construction of its first nuclear plant in the country

Oct. 29 () –

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reported this Friday that Poland and the United States have signed an agreement that establishes the American company Westinghouse as responsible for the future construction of a nuclear plant in the country.

“A strong US-Polish alliance ensures the success of our joint initiatives. After discussions with (US) Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary Jennifer Granholm, we confirmed that our nuclear power project will use Westinghouse Nuclear’s safe and reliable technology.” , has confirmed on his Twitter profile.

This project, which involves the US company Westinghouse, includes the construction of a nuclear power plant in the province of Pomerania, which will begin in 2026 and whose completion is scheduled for 2033, according to the newspaper ‘Rzeczpospolita’.

After Warsaw kept its initiative to build a nuclear power plant in a drawer for years, the war in Ukraine, added to the energy crisis and the lack of gas supply, has put this initiative back on the table.

The American company Westinghouse Electric already announced in March 2021 its intentions to invest in this type of technology in Poland. According to the Nuclear Energy Program (PPEJ) of 2020, the authorities plan to build plants of six to ten gigawatts in the country.

Nuclear power, as Bloomberg has recalled, will provide stable electricity for Poland, which also plans to build offshore wind farms and invest in solar power in its goal of reaching the EU’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.