Czech court prevents nuclear power plant contract signing with KHNP

Korea Electric Power

06/05/2025 10:45

PRAGUE, May 6 (Reuters) - A Czech court prevented on Tuesday a subsidiary of the main electricity company CEZ CEZP.PR from signing a contract with South Korea's KHNP to build a new nuclear power plant until it handles a complaint filed by the losing bidder EDF of France, the court said.

EDF had filed a complaint against the Czech competition regulator UOHS last week when it rejected its appeals over a tender to pick supplier of two nuclear reactors. The Czech government, which holds a majority in CEZ, had scheduled a contract signing with KHNP for Wednesday.

 (Reporting by Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka)

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