With funding of 16.51 billion USD already secured, construction could begin as early as this month. The first tranche of 1.26 billion USD will be transferred this year to the Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), enabling work to start right away. Tusk said nuclear energy will help Poland transition away from coal, better withstand global energy price fluctuations, and meet the EU’s carbon-reduction commitments.

Poland’s first nuclear power plant will be built in the Lubiatowo-Kopalino area on the Baltic coast in northern Poland. The project will include three units with a combined capacity of up to 3.75 gigawatts, enough to supply electricity to millions of households. It is expected to play a major role in achieving Poland’s goal of generating 23% of its electricity from nuclear power by 2040.