On Monday, officials from the Polish and South Korean governments, as well as representatives from energy companies, met in Seoul to sign agreements outlining their collaboration on the construction of the second nuclear power plant. Thus, it will be built in Patnow, southwestern Poland. The location is about 230 kilometers (140 miles) from Warsaw. The project will be to develop Korean technology. Additionally, a legally binding contract is expected to be signed next year.
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Plans for the nuclear power plant in Poland
Jacek Sasin, Poland’s minister of state assets and deputy prime minister, signed an agreement with Lee Chang-Yang, South Korea’s minister of trade, industry, and energy. At the same time, Polish energy companies PGE and ZE PAK signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the project with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. The deal is a “strategic” investment aimed at “strengthening the sovereignty in the field of energy security.” This is according to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
For decades, Poland has anticipated building a nuclear power plant. Consequently, this would replace its aging coal-fired plants and reduce air pollution. Apparently, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened Poland’s search for alternative energy sources. This is as well as its use of energy to exert economic and political pressure on European nations.
