Bulgarian power grid operator NEK said on Tuesday it extended by six
months the contract with Russia's Atomstroyexport which it has hired to build
the 2,000 megawatt (MW) Belene nuclear power plant.
The
agreement was extended until the end of March, NEK spokeswoman Hristina
Stoyanova told SeeNews.
The
agreement for the construction of the Belene plant, on the Danube, was signed on
November 29, 2006, and expired on September 30. NEK, part of the state-run
energy conglomerate, Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) said last month that it has
asked BEH to extend the contract as although NEK is signatory to the contract,
BEH is the project owner.