“We still need more nuclear power and, in effect, regulating power for wind and solar in a situation where Fennovoima’s power plant project has fallen through,” Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Centre) stated to STT on Monday.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) on Sunday said the emergency funding would be available as a last-resort option to companies whose operations are critical to the functioning of society.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) confirmed to YLE on Tuesday that the government is not moving forward with the nuclear power project of Fennovoima, a consortium owned in part by Russia’s Rosatom.
Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Centre) represented Finland in Brussels as energy ministers from the 27-country bloc found an agreement to reduce natural gas use by 15 per cent by the end of March 2023. The target requires no actions from Finland.