BRATISLAVA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Slovak government on Saturday decided because of Russian gas supply cuts to restart a nuclear power plant unit the country shut down at the end of 2008 to comply with the European Union accession agreement, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
The government had said earlier Slovakia needed to restart the 440 MW unit at its older nuclear power plant Jaslovske Bohunice because it needed additional power generating capacities after deliveries of Russian gas were cut completely earlier this week.
(Reporting by Peter Laca) Keywords: RUSSIA UKRAINE/GAS SLOVAKIA (peter.laca@thomsonreuters.com; +421 2 5341 8402; Reuters Messaging: peter.laca.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The government had said earlier Slovakia needed to restart the 440 MW unit at its older nuclear power plant Jaslovske Bohunice because it needed additional power generating capacities after deliveries of Russian gas were cut completely earlier this week.
(Reporting by Peter Laca) Keywords: RUSSIA UKRAINE/GAS SLOVAKIA (peter.laca@thomsonreuters.com; +421 2 5341 8402; Reuters Messaging: peter.laca.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.