The European Commission wants Lithuania to increase its share of co-financing for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) decommissioning.
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The European Commission proposes to allocate 552 million euros at current prices in the EU's 2021-2027 budget for the decommissioning of Lithuania's Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP).
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Ingeborga Grassle, the leader of the European Parliament's (EP) delegation that is wrapping up its visit in Lithuania, says she lacks validation of the money Lithuania has requested for the decommissioning of its Ignalina nuclear power plant in the new financial perspective.
Approximately 780 million euros will be needed for decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant (NPP) in 2021-2027, says Lithuania's Energy Vice-Minister Lina Sabaitienė.
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