The Bulgarian Cabinet decided to lift the moratorium on the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project and submit it for vote to the National Assembly to restart the NPP "Belene" project.
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that the project will be brought back. The reason is that last week, representatives of China's National Nuclear Corporation announced they were interested in building Belene.
The Minister of Energy Temenujka Petkova pointed out that within a few days the report will be submitted to the National Assembly on how to use the equipment for Belene NPP.
"Bulgaria should seek the opportunity about realization on a market principle and without a state guarantee of the Belene NPP. To start this process, a parliamentary mandate will be needed,” stated the Minister of Energy at the Atomexpo 2018 Forum in Sochi.
Political analysis by Plamen Asenov.
