Elektrárna Dukovany II is the company that is the investor of the project of new nuclear units at Dukovany. In June 2025 it signed a contract with the Korean company KHNP, the value of which is put at 407 billion crowns excluding VAT.[1] The project envisages two APR1000 units and the contract includes an option for two further units at Temelín.[1]

The construction of the new units is to be the largest domestic contract ever. According to published plans, construction of the first unit was to begin in 2029 and the unit is to be completed in 2036.[2] Under the current plan, preparatory work at the site is to begin in January 2028 and the main construction work in November 2029. [1] On 29 October 2026 the contractor KHNP announced the end of negotiations on the construction contract with the Korean consortium and the preparation of a new tender. ČTK was at the time seeking the statement of Elektrárna Dukovany II on this.[3] Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček (ANO) said on 29 October 2026 that, according to the Korean minister's confirmation, neither the construction nor its schedule is at risk. [3]

According to Havlíček, KHNP is ready to negotiate with other construction contractors and interest among large firms is sufficient. [3]

Since concluding the main contract, KHNP has concluded a contract for design and engineering work with Kepco Engineering & Construction and contracts for the supply of the nuclear steam supply system and turbine generator with Doosan Enerbility. [2]

According to KHNP, negotiations on nuclear fuel supplies with Kepco Nuclear Fuel and on commissioning and maintenance of the plant with Kepco KPS are continuing, and the contracts are to be concluded next year. [2]

Chronology

  • — The Korean company KHNP ended without agreement its negotiations with the consortium of Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Doosan Enerbility on the construction contract for the new nuclear units at Dukovany. → Novinky.cz ČTK / České noviny

Sources

  1. Novinky.cz — 29 October 2026
  2. ČTK / České noviny — 29 October 2026
  3. ČTK / České noviny — 29 October 2026