Doosan Enerbility, Doosan Skoda Power sign $240 million steam turbine deal for Czech nuclear plant

Participants pose for a photo at the signing ceremony in Prague on the 16th (local time) for a steam turbine purchase contract for the Czech Dukovany nuclear power plant units 5 and 6. From left: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček; Son Seung-woo, head of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Service BG; Daniel Prochazka, COO of Doosan Skoda Power; and Kim Jeong-gwan, South Korea’s minister of trade, industry and energy. (Photo: Doosan Enerbility) — Participants pose for a photo at the signing ceremony in Prague on the 16th (local time) for a steam turbine purchase contract for the Czech Dukovany nuclear power plant units 5 and 6. From left: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček; Son Seung-woo, head of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Service BG; Daniel Prochazka, COO of Doosan Skoda Power; and Kim Jeong-gwan, South Korea’s minister of trade, industry and energy. [Photo=Doosan Enerbility]

Doosan Enerbility said Tuesday it signed a 320 billion won ($240 million) contract with its subsidiary Doosan Skoda Power to supply steam turbines and turbine control systems for the Dukovany nuclear power plant units 5 and 6 in the Czech Republic. A signing ceremony was held in Prague on the 16th (local time) with the industry ministers of South Korea and the Czech Republic in attendance.

The Czech government last June signed the main contract for the Dukovany 5 and 6 construction project with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, stepping up cooperation with the so-called “Team Korea.” Doosan said the latest deal is Team Korea’s first large-scale cooperation contract with a local Czech company and reflects the Czech government’s push for localization from the project’s early stages. The contract covers steam turbines, generators and turbine control systems, with equipment for two units to be supplied.

Doosan Skoda Power, a power equipment company with more than 150 years of history, has supplied 26 nuclear steam turbines to three countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Finland. Doosan said the Dukovany deal is the first new nuclear plant construction project jointly carried out by Doosan Enerbility and Doosan Skoda Power, combining the subsidiary’s manufacturing experience with Doosan Enerbility’s nuclear main-equipment technology.

“This contract is a meaningful example of creating synergy by bringing together South Korea’s nuclear technology and local manufacturing capabilities for the Czech new nuclear project,” Son Seung-woo, head of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Service BG, said in a statement. He said the company will work closely with Doosan Skoda Power to complete the project successfully and contribute to the development of the Czech power industry.

* This article has been translated by AI.

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