Addressing the EuroPOWER Energy Conference in Warsaw, Leszek Juchniewicz, the chief executive of Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), detailed the project’s timeline, stressing the need for essential infrastructure by 2028.
Construction of the plant, led by a consortium of U.S. firms Westinghouse and Bechtel, will start once the infrastructure is in place.
“They estimate that it will take seven years to complete the construction of the first unit from that moment onward,” said Juchniewicz. After completion, the unit will undergo a year-long testing phase before being hooked up to the national power grid.
“There has been, I think, quite significant progress over the last six months in the consortium-PEJ relation,” said Juchniewicz.
“I believe our collaboration is improving, although there are still some occasional disruptions.”
Poland aims to build two nuclear power plants with a combined capacity of 6–9 GW as it strives to improve its energy security. The first will be located in Lubiatowo-Kopalino, a village in northern Poland.
