The number 3 block of the Paks nuclear power plant has been shut down as water levels on the Danube – used to cool the NPP – have reached record lows, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a social post on Wednesday. The minister noted that the shutdown was not an unexpected event, […]

The government has made preparations if any steps are needed to ensure Hungary's secure energy supply, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a social media post on Tuesday. The minister acknowledged a cut in the output of the Paks nuclear power plant due to record low water levels on the Danube, which the […]

MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. generated 16,097.9 gigawatt hours of electricity in 2025, which, despite four major repairs carried out during the year, is the second highest production result in the plant's history, the nuclear power plant told MTI on Friday. The announcement recalled that at the end of 2015, the nuclear power plant […]

Unit 3 of the Paks nuclear power plant, located in central Hungary, will be operating at its nominal capacity again from Friday morning, the plant announced on its website. Communications director Antal Kovács said the unit's output was reduced to 50% on Thursday due to a fault in the generator protection's current transformer. The device […]