OREANDA-NEWS  The Bulgarian authorities, as an exception, allowed the administration of the Kozloduy Nuclear power Plant (NPP) to continue purchasing the necessary equipment and materials in Russia. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the local government.

Sofia clarified that, since most of the systems and equipment at the country's only nuclear power plant were manufactured in the Russian Federation, some contracts for the supply of everything necessary for the reliable and safe operation of the fifth and sixth power units of the plant "have been concluded or will be concluded with Russian manufacturers."

The Kozloduy NPP was built in the 1970s jointly with the USSR. It produces more than a third of all electricity in Bulgaria. Three years ago, in March 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers, with the same wording on exclusion, allowed the purchase of equipment necessary for the operation of the station in Russia. Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov noted at the time that the country was continuing to look for new contractors.

A few days ago, the representative of the European Commission, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, announced the preparation of a ban on the import of nuclear industry from Russia to the countries of the European Union. Calling nuclear energy and nuclear products "a more difficult issue to work out," the politician stressed that it was under preparation. "I can't give a timeline, but hopefully we'll be able to present it in due course," she said.