Overview

• The contract, worth billions, involves constructing reactors at Dukovany and potentially Temelin plants.
• KHNP's bid surpassed EDF in all assessed criteria, with each reactor costing approximately $8.6 billion.
• Construction is set to begin in 2029, with the first reactor operational by 2036 and the second by 2038.
• Czech companies will handle about 60% of the construction work, boosting local industry.
• The Czech Republic aims to increase nuclear power's share of electricity production from 30% to 50%.