The waterfall manager: « It gets a bit messy before it goes well »

At the same time as Vattenfall’s CEO ended a performance at the cinema Draken in Gothenburg in front of business people was initiated the debate in parliament Prior to the decision on the government’s proposal for state aid for investments in new nuclear power.

Before the debate, the Social Democrats’ energy policy spokesman Fredrik Olovsson thought that « it will be like buying the pig in the bag », that the decision leaves open how much the cost actually becomes.

On DN’s question after The performance in Gothenburg if she agrees with Fredrik Olovsson answered Anna Borg:

– It is clear that transparency is important about what investments should cost the state. But if I understand the process correctly, this is also something to be included in the budget negotiations, so there will be a price tag, overall.

She also said:

– The risk sharing model and its parameters are also clear and public. So I believe and hope that there will be sufficient transparency. But that is ultimately a matter for politics.

It was at the same time clear During the performance that in the world of Vattenfall is no longer a matter « about » but « when » they start building new reactors next to the two still in use at Ringhals just north of Varberg.

« It is very exciting, nuclear power is something we can and is good at, » said Borg, and mentioned that from the beginning 75 different suppliers-full-sized or less so-called SMR reactors-you have looked at now is down in four, and soon two.

In parallel, the application for environmental permits is prepared – where the Hasselsnoken on the Värö Peninsula has become a factor to cope with.

– We need to submit an environmental application according to the new law and look at lots of issues, such as different DNA in hazelnoks. If they are of the same kind as they are a bit away, you must not move on them, and they are quite shy.

Anna Borg repeated it she said for some time that Vattenfall considers that the risk -sharing proposal decided by the Riksdag about is good.

– I think so that we basically need more fossil -free electricity generation, and at a cost that Swedish industry can bear. Nuclear power is not the answer to all questions, but it is a very important puzzle piece.

Again, she sounded Before the packed cinema understand that in her world it is not about « about » but « when ».

– When we build on Ringhals, it will be one of the largest infrastructure projects in Swedish history. So it is clear that it takes some time.

In response to DN’s However, the question of the cross -security attaches Anna Borg a fireplace:

– It’s not that it’s absolutely given no matter what happens. We must have the national distribution model ready, we need the permits to build, and quotes from suppliers that we think are reasonable.

– So the final decisions remain, but we make decisions in several rounds and we would like to have the opportunity to build new nuclear power at Ringhals because we believe it is a good and important element in the Swedish energy system.

You sound more clear today compared to a couple of years ago?

– This is because the conditions are much better today. In the past, there was no political will to contribute in the same way, and then it was excluded to build on commercial conditions.

DN Wrote on Tuesday that leading representatives of the Moderates and Social Democrats in November last year met in the Match Palace in Stockholm and discussed the energy issue in which the political leadership in the nuclear power municipality Oskarshamn participated.

Oskarshamn works with A detailed plan to make room for new reactors adjacent to the existing ones and this is done in dialogue with the nuclear power owner Uniper, who according to DN’s information held an introductory draw for the politicians at the meeting in the Match Palace.

But any competition from Uniper, owned by the German state, about building nuclear power in Sweden does not expect Anna Borg to arise.

– I do not think that Uniper intends to build nuclear power in Sweden, we have no indications on anyway. I also do not know how it would rhyme with the German state’s attitude to nuclear power.