The units will be built at the Dukovany and Temelin nuclear power plants (NPPs).

Czech nuclear electric power generation company ČEZ Group and its Elektrárna Dukovany II subsidiary have received binding bids from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and France’s EDF for the construction of four new NPPs in the Czech Republic.

Initially, in October last year, the French and South Korean bidders, along with the US Westinghouse Electric Company, submitted binding bids for a fifth unit at the Dukovany NPP and non-binding offers for up to three more units – a sixth at Dukovany and two at the Temelín NPP.

However, in February the Czech Government ruled out Westinghouse in the tender because it “did not meet the necessary conditions”.

Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) will now assess the offers from KHNP and EDF using a system based on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s recommendations. Economic, technical and commercial aspects of the offers will be evaluated, and an evaluation report will be submitted to the Czech Government’s Trade and Industry Ministry.

The ministry aims to finalise the contracts ready for signing by 31 March 2025. The construction of the first new unit should be complete in 2036, with commercial operation penned for 2038.

he Dukovany and Temelin nuclear power plants (NPPs).

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