Press Release

Doosan Enerbility announced on February 18th that it had signed a contract valued to be approximately KRW 320 billion with its Czech subsidiary Doosan Skoda Power for the supply of a steam turbine and turbine control system for the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 and 6, a nuclear new build project currently being pursued in the Czech Republic. The signing ceremony which was held in Prague on February 16th (local time) was carried out with the industry ministers of both South Korea and the Czech Republic in attendance.

The Czech government embarked on collaborative efforts with the “Team Korea” consortium in earnest last year upon signing a landmark contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) in June for the Dukovany Units 5 and 6 project. The recently signed contract holds significance as being Team Korea’s first large-scale cooperation agreement signed with a local Czech company, thereby aligning with the localization efforts emphasized by the Czech government since early on.  The contract entails supplying two units of machinery consisting of the steam turbine-generator and turbine control system.

Moreover, this contract is regarded as a key milestone as it marks the first nuclear new build project to be collaborated on by Doosan Enerbility and Doosan Skoda Power.  Doosan aims to achieve maximum synergy by combining the strengths held by its Czech subsidiary Skoda Power through its extensive manufacturing experience together with Doosan Enerbility’s own nuclear components-related expertise. If the successful execution of this project leads to Team Korea winning additional contracts, such as the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4, Doosan Enerbility expects this will pave the way for more cooperation opportunities with Doosan Skoda Power.

“This contract is a significant case example showing synergy being created for a Czech nuclear project by bringing together the strengths of Korea’s nuclear expertise and Czech’s local manufacturing capabilities,” said Seungwoo Sohn, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services Business Group. “We aim to successfully complete this Czech nuclear project by working in close collaboration with Doosan Skoda Power, and consequently do our best to contribute to the advancement of the Czech power industry.”

Doosan Skoda Power, a company with a long history spanning over 150 years, holds special expertise in the area of power generation equipment. It has supplied a total of 26 units of steam turbines for nuclear power plants in three countries – the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Finland.  The company has supplied over 540 units of steam turbines across the globe to date, thereby earning itself a solid position in the global power market.

Attendees of the steam turbine contract signing ceremony for the Czech Republic’s Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 & 6, held in Prague on Feb 16 (local time), pose for a photo. (From left to right) Karel Havlíček, Czech Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade; Seungwoo Sohn, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services BG; Daniel Procházka, COO of Doosan Skoda Power; Jung-Kwan Kim, South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources.

On Feb 16(local time), Seungwoo Sohn, CEO of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services BG (front row, left) and Daniel Procházka, COO of Doosan Skoda Power, sign the steam turbine supply contract for Dukovany Units 5 & 6 at the signing ceremony held in Prague, with both countries’ industry ministers in attendance. (Back Row) Karel Havlíček, Czech Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade (left) and Jung-Kwan Kim, South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources.