By doubling the Khmelnitskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine can become a major electricity exporter to Poland and Hungary, boosting Ukraine’s GDP by 6-7%

By doubling the Khmelnitskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine can become a major electricity exporter to Poland and Hungary, boosting Ukraine’s GDP by 6-7%, estimates Hans Schweickardt, Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of Poland’s Polenergia. Three years ago, Ukraine ended a contract with Russia’s Atomstroyexport to build two 1,000 MW reactors at Khmelnitskyi. Now, Ukraine is reviewing proposals by Chinese, South Korean and Slovakian companies to complete the two reactors. They would double the plant’s power production to 4,000 MW. In September, the Cabinet of Ministers approved “Energy Bridge Ukraine-EU.” This project would connect Khmelnitskyi to EU power lines, about 200 km away.