South Korean company KHNP denies getting government support to win Dukovany tender

The South Korean company KHNP, which won the tender for the construction of two new reactors at the Dukovany nuclear power plant, has rejected claims by its unsuccessful French rival EDF that it received unfair subsidy support from its government that helped it win the tender. EDF has said the European Commission should examine whether the Korean firm's bid in the Dukovany tender "complied with the fundamental principles, laws and regulations of European law". As Euractive reported, EDF filed the complaint under the European regulation on foreign subsidies.

KHNP has denied getting any aid from its government. "KHNP has not received any subsidies from the South Korean government in connection with the bid for the construction of new nuclear units in the Czech Republic that could influence the results of the tender, nor has it received any promises of such subsidies," KHNP spokesman Kryštof Navrátil told Czech Radio on Tuesday.