France’s Areva strikes back over Czech Temelin tender via actualne.cz

Prague – French company Areva, one of the three bidders for a multi-billion Temelín expansion contract, promised to subcontract 70 percent of the works to Czech firms.

The French company signed contracts with 14 Czech firms that will be subcontracted if Areva wins the contract.

Areva’s contenders, US company Westinghouse and Russian consortium Rosatom, have already made similar agreements.

“Areva offers significant business opportunities, including projects abroad, to the local industry. In the Temelín project, we expect to offer as much as 70 percent of the works to local firms,” said Valéry Lefevre, Deputy Vice President of Areva.

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