FORTUM PLANS INVESTMENT IN NUCLEAR POWER INCREASE IN SWEDEN
Press releaseFortum’s affiliate Oskarshamns Kraftgrupp AB (OKG) has decided to investigate the possibility of increasing the power of unit 2 at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant. In the autumn, the company will submit an application for the power increase to the Swedish Environmental Court and the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate.Fortum has a 43% interest in OKG. After unit 2’s power increase, Fortum’s share of the nuclear power plant’s capacity will increase by approximately 80 megawatts. The power increase is projected to be completed in 2011.Last autumn, the Swedish government