EU Approves State Aid for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant
The decision comes amid a broader global nuclear revival, as countries seek to strengthen energy security.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (5thR) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (5thL) pose for a photo with the participants of the 17th German-Polish government consultations inside the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2025. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images
The European Union’s executive branch has approved a multibillion-euro state aid package for Poland’s first nuclear power plant.
The plant is expected to begin operating in the second half of the 2030s and will have an installed capacity of up to 3,750 megawatts, the European Commission (EC) said on Dec. 9.
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