Slovenia: PM calls summit on energy to discuss new reactor

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 24 - Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob will host a summit on Tuesday to discuss the best way to proceed with the decision-making process for a new nuclear reactor, the Slovenian news agency STA reported today. The prime minister's office announced on Wednesday that the president and president of parliament, as well as the leaders of parliamentary parties and minority MPs, had been invited. A final decision on a second nuclear reactor in Slovenia could be made in 2027 or 2028, implying that the new reactor could be connected to the grid by 2038. The project is estimated to cost more than EUR 10 billion. (ANSA).