Conclusion of Dukovany contract halted by Czech Office for the Protection of Economic Competition

The contract between the Czech energy company ČEZ and the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power company, which will see two new nuclear reactors built in Dukovany, has been temporarily prohibited, following the issuing of preliminary measures by the Czech Office for the Protection of Economic Competition. The measures are a response to official challenges by the rival companies EDF and Westinghouse. The conclusion of the contract may be postponed until a decision is made by the office on the legitimacy of the original tender.

The office’s spokesman Martin Švanda today confirmed the decision to ČTK, and stated the issuing of the measures does not anticipate what the final decision of the office will be. The contract is still set to be signed by the end of March 2025, and the first of the new reactors in Dukovany should be completed in 2036.