Bulgaria PM: Decision on Belene Nuclear Plant by November

Business » ENERGY | September 2, 2009, Wednesday // 08:54
Bulgaria PM: Decision on Belene Nuclear Plant by November: Bulgaria PM: Decision on Belene Nuclear Plant by November Borisov said; "By November, we will make an estimate and will go out and tell people whether it is profitable or not," regarding the Belene nuclear power plant project. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that he has come to an agreement with Russia PM Vladimir Putin to be ready with the financial estimates for the Belene NPP by November.

"By November, we will make an estimate and will go out and tell people whether it is profitable or not," Borisov said regarding the Belene nuclear power plant project.

"I can not say that there was pressure from Putin. He is an experienced politician. Certainly the Russians pressed and want to have a clear answer," Borisov stated Wednesday on Bulgarian National Television (BNT).

He also confirmed that he sees no problems with the South Stream gas pipeline project and that he expects it to go ahead as planned. Regarding the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline Borisov stated that the local people in the Burgas region had voted ‘no' in two referendums on the project and that environmental issues had to be taken into consideration.

Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, called upon Borisov on Tuesday, to make a decision on the realization of the joint energy projects as soon as possible.

Putin and Borisov met Tuesday night in Poland's city of Gdansk after the remembrance ceremonies for the 70th year since the start of World War II.

The Russian Prime Minister told his Bulgarian counterpart that Russia would understand if for some reason Bulgaria decided to give up one of the projects, RIA Novosti reported.

Bulgaria and Russia signed the agreements for the three above-mentioned energy projects in January 2008 during the visit of the then Russian President Putin to Sofia. The projects have been supported ardently by Bulgaria's Socialist President, Georgi Parvanov, and the former Prime Minister, Socialist Sergey Stanishev. Upon assuming office in July 2009, the GERB government of Boyko Borisov declared it would review all existing agreements and then make decisions on whether to go ahead with the projects.

 

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