The works will be carried out in an area of approx. 330 ha and were divided into two stages. In the first, planned from autumn, the Investor – Polish Nuclear Power Plant – will primarily deal with the preparation of the area, including cutting down trees and shrubs, removing carp and collecting humus, as well as alignment of the ground.
– We start preparatory work for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Poland – an investment that will provide safe, clean and stable energy for decades. Its construction is a milestone towards strengthening our energy security – said Wojciech Wrochna, secretary of state at the Ministry of Energy and the Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure.
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“It's a breakthrough moment”
The importance of permission was also emphasized by President of Pej Marek Woszczyk. As he noted, this is an important caesura in the implementation of the project. – The start of preparatory work for our investment is a breakthrough moment, because according to the schedule we are consistently aiming at the key stage – construction of the power plant. The timely implementation of the project would not be possible without efficient cooperation with government and local government administration – he added.
The last year and a half, the Pej company has devoted a wide environmental research, which allowed, among others to accurately determine the condition of the area and transfer of protected species. As the investor points out, these activities resulted from an environmental decision issued by the General Director of Environmental Protection and were an indispensable element preceding the start of works.
Over 3.7 GW of power
According to the plan, the first activities will include geodetic designation of the area and the preparation of the construction facilities. In parallel, inspections will be carried out in terms of archaeological sites and possible unexplodeds. It is only later, at the turn of October and November, that the cutting of trees and shrubs will start, which is to end by spring 2026.
The “Lubiatowo-Kopalino” power plant, with a capacity of 3750 MWe, is being built in the Choczewo commune in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The project already has key decisions – environmental and location – and from 2023 a geological research is conducted in the location. The Pej company continues in parallel efforts for further administrative permits, including the State Nuclearian Agency.
According to the schedule, the first electricity from the Polish nuclear power plant is to flow in the second half of the 1930s. The investment is referred to as the largest infrastructure undertaking in Poland and is to provide the country with a stable energy source in the perspective of several decades.
