Poland to build nuclear plant, says energy minister

Poland will build its first nuclear power plant, Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski said on Thursday. "Poland will build a nuclear plant ... We are quite close to creating a financial model," the energy minister told a press conference. Tchorzewski expressed hope that the construction of the first bloc would start while he is "still at the ministry". Poland needs to invest in a zero-emission energy source to balance out the coal-based power plants that the country wants to continue using as its main source, he added. In early September, Minister Tchorzewski told PAP that the construction of three nuclear power units would cost about PLN 75bn (EUR 18bn) by 2040. The first unit could be launched around 2030 if the decision to build the facility was made right away.