The present 1200MW capacity of Paks will double as the expanded facility will have four blocks instead of the present two.

Russia will extend a €10-12 billion preferential loan to Hungary at below market rates with a 30-year maturity to finance the deal, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told journalists in Parliament.

Of that, Hungarian companies will receive 40% of the entire sum, roughly €3-4 billion, and at least €1 billion will return to the state budget in the form of taxes and social insurance contributions.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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