BNS A “decision-in-principle” on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas should come up by 1 July, 2013, Lithuania’s Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič has said. “The Energy Ministry has been mandated to consult and inform the regional partners as well as to …
BNS Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė does not want yet to express her position on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania until the government has not made the final decision, presidential adviser Nerijus Udrėnas said. “Amid discussions on the development of nuclear …
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius says that preparatory new nuclear power plant infrastructure works only will cost twice more than it had been planned originally, as now they cost at least 700 million litas (203 million euros), reports the Baltic Times. Lithuania is committed to implement …
Lithuania’s government is not giving up plans of building a new nuclear power plant but will not rush with the project, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said in an interview to the Russian media. “We are not willing to once and for all drop the construction …
When talking about the agreement with the strategic investor in the new NPP – the Japanese company Hitachi – a question is being raised: how much will electricity cost after the completion of this project? But I think that save for the project we would …
One of the top Lithuanian energy scientists thinks that the Lithuanian Government should have opted for the US-Japanese firm Westinghouse as its strategic partner in the planned new nuclear power plant project. This comes in response to the Lithuanian Government‘s decision to elect the Japanese-US …
14 July, the Ministry of Energy announces that the Concession Tender Commission (the Commission) for the Strategic Investor in the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Project selected Hitachi Ltd. together with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. (Hitachi) as the Strategic Investor, the Ministry of Energy announced …
It is the Latvian Government and Latvenergo company would decide on the participation in Visaginas New Nuclear Plant and not the Latvian President, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius commented Latvia’s President Andris Berzinis remark that Latvia could not afford to take part in the project. …
The European Commission is to continue its support for the project of Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VAE), and a high-level EU task group will hold a meeting in the near future as Lithuania is holding negotiations with potential strategic investors into the facility, the Ministry of …
The Governments of the United States and Lithuania reaffirm their strong bilateral partnership and close cooperation, and recommit to strengthen energy security in promoting energy diversification efforts in the Baltic Sea region. Lithuania has taken a leading role in promoting regional energy security cooperation in …
The Latvian and Lithuanian Prime Ministers met to discuss the Baltic energy independence, agreeing on the need to strengthen the Baltic States’ position in the European Union (EU), jointly defending countries’ interests, including the financial outlook, Baltic News Network reported. During the meeting on June …
Westinghouse is interested in the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VAE) because of plans to link Baltic, Nordic and Polish electricity grids, Anders Jackson, Westinghouse’s president for Europe, Middle East and Africa said to business daily Verslo Zinios daily. Westinghouse representative also indicated that the site …
Westinghouse Electric Company confirmed that it is ready to invest in the planned Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant and suggested that it was realistic for the plant to start producing electricity by 2020, Anders Jackson, Westinghouse’s president for Europe, Middle East and Africa told reporters in …
Hitachi and Westinghouse have entered into a competition over which of the companies will act as a strategic investor and participate in the construction of Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VAE), contributing their nuclear reactor technologies. This means that the companies are already improving their proposals, …
A delegation of Westinghouse representatives is to visit Vilnius on June 23 to introduce the company’s bid on investments into Lithuania’s new Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the government’s press service said in a statement on June 21. The US-Japanese Westinghouse Electric Company will meet …
Hiroaki Nakanishi, President of Hitachi, met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius yesterday (16 June) to discuss the future of Lithuania’s Visaginas nuclear plant, LiTnews.lt portal reported. In a press conference following the meeting Mr Nakanishi said that Hitachi were ready to start work as …
President of Japanese-US Corporation Hitachi Hiroaki Nakanishi is to visit Vilnius on 16 June to introduce its bid on investments into new Lithuania’s nuclear power plant Visaginas, the government’s press service said in a press statement on 14 June. This visit would be the first …
The Lithuania Tribune/Tereza Holanová Lithuania should not count on European support for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the country. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė advised not to expect any European funds during the visit of Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovič in Vilnius. Grybauskaitė states …
The Lithuania Tribune/Tereza Holanová Lithuania most possibly wont follow the German scenario and will support nuclear energy even in the future, Lithuanian Energy Minister Arvydas Sekmokas said. According to the minister, Lithuania should not take an example from some European countries that started to refuse …
Lithuania is soon to find out what companies are willing to invest in the Visaginas new nuclear plant. According to the Baltic News Service sources the Lithuanian authorities will possibly make an announcement about the investors in early June. ‘I think we will have some …
