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Global nuclear power generation could reach a new peak
28.08.2025
Nuclear-based electricity generation will approach 3,000 TWh in 2026 according to the forecast of the International Energy Agency.
The preparatory organization work has begun for the first concrete pouring
21.08.2025
The service base is being built at the excavation pit of Unit 5 of the Paks II. Nuclear Power Plant and preparations are underway for the first concrete pouring.
Gergely Jákli: we know nothing is impossible
07.07.2025
The Chairman and CEO of Paks II. Ltd. evaluated the past period in the studio of TelePaks Regional Television.
Péter Szijjártó: Construction in Paks may get a new boost
30.06.2025
The US government has lifted sanctions related to the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced.
Nucleareurope: Hungary is an excellent example
20.06.2025
Emmanuel Brutin, the head of the association which brings the European nuclear industry representatives together visited the Paks Nuclear Power Plant and then learned about the Paks II. project.
Siemens Energy, the supplier of I&C has received the green light
03.06.2025
The German company, which won the I&C tender for the Paks II. Nuclear Power Plant in a consortium with Framatome, is bringing its engineering activities to Hungary.
IAEA conference on the importance of public relations
02.06.2025
Paks II. was also on the agenda in Vienna: at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s conference, Péter Rákóczi spoke about the best practices related to communication.
Production of important large-scale equipment has begun
08.04.2025
The reactor vessel for unit six is already being forged in St. Petersburg, and the first elements of the turbine for unit five are being manufactured in Belfort – announced Péter Szijjártó.
Global electricity consumption soars, nuclear power plants perform well
25.03.2025
Global energy consumption increased by 2.2% in 2024 compared to the previous year, including electricity consumption by 4.3%.
Rafael Grossi: Paks II. is an essential project for the future of the Hungarian economy
28.02.2025
- The use of nuclear energy in Hungary is a success story. The International Atomic Energy Agency supports the construction of the new units, said Director General Rafael Grossi.
Gergely Jákli: We act as a responsible licensee
13.02.2025
The inaccurate and exaggerated statements published in the media were also refuted in Parliament.
Off-site electrical engineering training starts in Paks
28.01.2025
From September, electrical engineers will be trained in Paks in the framework of a correspondence dual training program in partnership with Paks II. Ltd.
Paks provided nearly half of domestic electricity production again in 2024
21.01.2025
This year, the system load record has already been broken twice in five days.
IEA: Nuclear power is set to reach a new record in 2025
20.01.2025
Nuclear energy is seeing a renaissance, with record levels of electricity generation expected in 2025, while 70 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity is under construction globally, according to the new IEA report.
It took less than three months to set a new electricity consumption record
16.01.2025
Hungary needed more than 2500 MW of imports during the historical maximum consumption period.
The air ambulance was assisted by workers of the Paks II. project
19.12.2024
The Szekszárd air rescue base received a modern, portable ultrasound device following a joint collection by the employees of Paks ll. Ltd. and Atomstroyexport.
Nuclear industry gets first-hand information about Paks II.
02.12.2024
More than a quarter of the presentations at the Nuclear Technical Symposium held in Budapest dealt with the Paks II. nuclear power plant project.
Péter Szijjártó: We have received the most important approval for the first concrete pouring of Paks II
29.11.2024
The project has taken an important step closer to the first concrete pouring after the authority approved the preliminary safety report required for this.
New electricity consumption record was set
26.11.2024
More electricity was consumed than ever before on 22nd November at noon. 30 percent of the demand was met by the nuclear power plant.
Péter Szijjártó: Power plant construction is taking place in compliance with the strictest safety and professional standards
14.11.2024
Construction work has accelerated in the Paks expansion, the next important step is the first concrete, which is expected by January-February 2025 at the latest – the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced.