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Romania will conclude an agreement with the United States regarding investments related to the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, announced Ambassador Adrian Zuckerman. This is long-awaited news after the government renounced the partnership with a Chinese company for the construction of reactors 3 and 4 at Cernavoda. The ambassador said Economy Minister Virgil Popescu will meet with Energy Department Secretary Brouillette on Friday to initiate an agreement on US participation in the construction of the reactors.
Adrian Zuckerman says it is an 8 billion euro project. In fact, Romania will benefit from the largest financing package ever received.
“Tomorrow, Minister Popescu will meet with the Secretary of the Brouillette Department of Energy, to initiate an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement for the remodeling of one of the two nuclear reactors and the renovation of the building where the two new reactors are located at the nuclear power plant. of Cernavoda. Romania. This $ 8 billion project will be a paradigm for future Romanian-American economic and energy development projects.“Adrian Zuckerman said, accordingly United States Embassy in Romania.
In the second part of the day Virgil Popescu will meet with the president of EXIM (US Export-Import Bank), Kimberley Reed, to sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at financing the Cernavoda nuclear project and other projects in Romania. It is the largest financing package received by Romania so far, indicating the trust the United States has in its former partner and ally, the US ambassador also said.
The Minister affirmed that through this visit the strategic partnership between Romania and the United States will be developed in the energy dimension and the foundations for cooperation in this field will be laid.
“The United States is already a strong investor in the Romanian economy, and the energy sector, of strategic importance for Romania both from an economic perspective and from an energy security perspective, is an area where I would like to see a greater American presence. “. “I want to take advantage of the opportunities for the development of our country,” said Virgil Popescu.
We remind you that the current Government also intends to attract US partners in the development of the Cernavoda 3 and 4 reactors project. It will not be long before the discussions between the Romanian state and potential partners for the construction of Cernavoda reactors 3 and 4, said Economy Minister Virgil Popescu in a July interview with HotNews.ro. It practically confirmed that there were discussions with such partners. When asked if these potential investors are from Europe or abroad, the minister said “it could be a Euro-Atlantic consortium.”
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