Poland has named its first nuclear energy official, the government said Tuesday, after announcing plans to build one or two nuclear power plants to meet the country's growing energy needs.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk named Helena Trojanowska to oversee nuclear energy development. Until her appointment she ran the nuclear energy department of the Polish Energy Group (PGE), a state-owned electricity company, an official statement said.
Poland currently has no nuclear energy plants and relies on coal for 94 percent of its electricity.
In January Tusk announced Poland would build "one or two" nuclear energy plants by 2020.
After her appointment Trojanowska told reporters on Tuesday that the 2020 target was "very ambitious."
"It is quite obvious we must decide to build several reactors in order to make the construction of nuclear energy infrastructure cost-effective," Trojanowska said, but did not specify the number of plants she had in mind.
Tusk has also said Poland had "serious" talks with France and South Korea regarding technology for the project and has short-listed nine sites for technical evaluation.
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