Nuclear power is set to make up 30-35 percent of Poland's energy mix within a decade, the country's development and technology minister Waldemar Buda said on Tuesday.
"In 10-12 years our energy mix will look completely different from today. A nuclear power plant will form the basis of the energy mix ... and nuclear power will constitute 30-35 percent," Buda told Republika TV station.
Meanwhile, renewables will form "a large part" of Poland's energy mix, he added.
"We have to be sure that no external crises, such as the energy resources crises today, will disturb the market to the extent that the prices will rise four times ... as happened during the summer holidays," Buda explained.
The construction of a nuclear power plant in Poland "is a huge undertaking that serves us greatly economically," he said.
Last week, the Polish government approved a resolution on building large-scale nuclear power plants in Poland. It confirmed the selection of Westinghouse from the United States as the technology provider for the first nuclear power plant, which should become operational by 2033, and will generate some 1-1.6 GW of power per year. Subsequently, new reactors will be constructed every two years.
Editor: Leon
