How much did the Temelín nuclear power station in the Czech Republic cost to complete?
The Temelín Nuclear Power Station in South Bohemia, Czech Republic, is a two-unit VVER-1000 plant owned and operated by ČEZ, begun in 1987 in Czechoslovakia, with first power in December 2000, commercial operation of unit 1 in June 2002 and unit 2 in April 2003. The original four-unit plan was cut to two after 1990. ČEZ states that the total cost finally reached CZK 98.6 billion, matching the CZK 98.58 billion budget in the Czech government's 1999 completion report (1998 prices).
Final project cost
CZK 98.6 billion
Approximately $3.5 billion
Cost basis: 2003
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Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2003
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Key dimensions
- PowerČEZ Group
- 2,160 MW
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