The ground-breaking ceremony of NPP Belene will take place the end of July or on August 1. Most probably, the company that will take the 49-percent share in the project will be selected by the beginning of next month, sources from the Ministry of Economy and Energy told the Standart. Also, by the end of the month the National Electric Company is expected to select one of the two candidates - RWE, the second largest electricity producer in Germany, and the Belgian company Electrabel.

Well-informed sources told The Standart that the two companies might share the minority share in Bulgaria`s second nuclear power plant. Energy and Economy Minister Petar Dimitrov ordered the National Electric Company to organize the ceremony of the NPP Belene`s construction site opening.