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Serbia signs EDF and AFD partnership to prepare a nuclear programme

July 30, 2026, 08:10 AMUpdated: July 30, 2026, 08:10 AM

The Energy Ministry says Serbia's partnership with EDF and the French Development Agency will support staffing and studies for a nuclear programme. Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović said the studies should inform a decision by mid-2027, while a first plant would only be possible after 2040.

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Đedović Handanović: first plant could come after 2040

021 reports that EDF, AFD and Serbia agreed support for studies and staffing. AFD provides a €500,000 grant, and the minister set mid-next-year as the target for completing the required studies.

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