The signal came following the Paks branch of ASZE Rt. and the Paks II. management with the participation of more than 350 representatives of around 180 Hungarian, EU, Russian, Turkish and Serbian companies.
Today’s announcement narrows the time interval when the first concrete pour, which is crucial for the project, will take place, because following last August, when the project was officially moved from the planning to the implementation phase, the Hungarian side even said that it might happen by the end of this year, but in September, ASE said in a statement that it would be “at the end of this year or at the beginning of 2025” it happens.
Regarding the transition to the implementation phase, Paks II. in November of last year, he issued detailed material, and then in February of this year, Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, during the status of the works in Paks, continued to emphasize that the first concrete pouring might take place by the end of this year. About that when can the Paks project be handed over, and what will the slippage cause in the solar power plant installation plans of the large foreign investors settling in our countrywe wrote in our summary today.
In the statement issued today, the project director also emphasized, referring to Friday’s supplier seminar, that
The Hungarian branch of ASE JSC does everything for maximum localization and the participation of all interested companies.
The notice quotes him Alexander Merten former project director, ASE vice-president responsible for international development, who emphasized that Rosatom’s foreign projects are open to the participation of companies from different countries. “In every country where (Roszatom) is present, we welcome cooperation with local companies, and now we are also advocating for further participation in the Paks-2 project, primarily the participation of Hungarian contractors and suppliers”.
In the days before last week’s seminar, the 24.hualso citing the dilemmas of construction industry and engineering sources, such as how to collect the claim following the work to be done.
It is quoted in today’s ASE announcement Jákli Gergelyt, Paks II. Zrt.’s CEO, who emphasized that strengthening Hungary’s energy security and implementing the European Green Agreement is impossible without expanding the country’s nuclear capacity. “New market opportunities will open up for the companies participating in the project, as many countries in Europe and the world have decided to extend the life of their existing units or build new nuclear power plants,” he noted.
Cover image source: Paks II. Zrt.’s Facebook page regarding soil consolidation works
