Lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced the decision on Telegram, stating that the bill passed with 261 votes in favor.
Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko welcomed the move, calling it a crucial step toward completing the plant’s third and fourth power units. He noted that Energoatom, Ukraine's state-run nuclear utility, will now be authorized to purchase the two VVER-1000 reactors. According to Halushchenko, the project will be carried out by Ukrainian and American companies.The Energy Ministry reported that construction on the plant’s third power unit is 80% complete, while the fourth is at 25%. Once connected to the national grid, the new units are expected to provide an additional 2.2 gigawatts of stable power generation.
Located near Netishyn in the Khmelnytskyi region, the plant currently operates two reactors and is one of three nuclear facilities under Kyiv’s control.
The deal follows a decision by Bulgaria’s parliament in July 2023, which authorized its energy minister to negotiate the sale of the reactors to Ukraine. Originally, the reactors were intended for Bulgaria’s Belene Nuclear Power Plant, a project abandoned in 2012.