Poland's updated nuclear programme: first unit now 2036, second 2040
From the Energy digest for 2026-10-05
What happened: Poland's Council of Ministers adopted an update to the country's nuclear power programme (WNN, Oct 5): the first nuclear power plant now expected to start up in 2036, the second in 2040 — the slip is WNN's framing over the prior programme.
What's genuinely new: a formal, government-adopted timetable — the first dated national schedule on the newgen record for a European large-reactor programme (Westinghouse AP1000 line, Choczewo-adjacent). Our record had Poland only as the export-ecosystem's financing stop (SGE's PLN 500M BWRX-300 pool, clinch-river thread) — now the large-build clock exists too.
Watch: the Choczewo/construction-licence path against the 2036 date; financing instruments for the state programme; whether the SGE/GEVH small-modular pool stays on a separate clock.
Link: WNN