South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) is ready to discuss a possible financing package with the Polish government for the country’s proposed nuclear new build project, the company’s vice-president for business development Sang Don Kim told local energy portal Biznes Alert.
Mr Kim said in the interview* that KHNP could provide a financing scheme to suit Warsaw’s needs by way of cooperation between the South Korean government, the national export credit agency (K-Sure), and global financing institutions.
Poland wants to build from 6,000 to 9,000 MW of installed nuclear capacity based on proven, large-scale, pressurised water nuclear reactors of Generation III and III+ designs, but has not specified vendors for the technology yet.
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