Consequence of the new investor model? Dukovany Unit 5 must be notified again

Approval for state aid for Unit 5 of the Dukovany nuclear power plant expansion must be obtained again. This follows from the content of Amendment No. 6 to the first implementation agreement between the state and EDU II, the company that will build the unit, as well as from a statement by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to oEnergetice.cz. The reason why the notification must be carried out again is the new investor model for the construction of the Dukovany units. 

The new investor model for the Dukovany nuclear power plant expansion was announced by the government and ČEZ at the end of April this year. The government decided to acquire an 80% stake in Elektrárna Dukovany II, the project company responsible for building the new Dukovany units.

However, as it has emerged, the change in the investor model has significant implications for the state aid notification to the European Commission. The changes are so substantial that state aid must be notified not only for Dukovany Unit 6, but also again for Unit 5. The state has already notified aid for Unit 5, but will nevertheless have to repeat the lengthy process.