CEZ, the state-owned nuclear power utility, has offered and withdrawn tenders for new reactors twice in the past decade. This history isn’t stopping vendors from expressing interest in the newest round.

CEZ has offered and whisked away at least two major tenders for up to 3 GW of nuclear power. The utility also unceremoniously ejected Areva from the game in 2012 over as yet unexplained claims that that firm’s bid did not comply with the requirements of the procurement action, according to theenergycollective.com.

However, at least six firms appear to be undeterred since CEZ is expected to come back in 2018 with a new tender for two new units at Dukovany (5 & 6), two more later on at Temelin (3 & 4), and an entirely new nuclear block in Slovakia at Bohunice. Each of these units will be specified to be approximately 1,200 MW which fits nicely with an offering from just about all concerned.

That puts a total of 6 GW of power in play and at an estimated overnight cost of $5,000/KW, rounds out to $30 billion. =for prior instances of “now you see it now you don”t” tenders.

The expected bidders are EDF/Areva, Mitsubishi/Areva, Westinghouse, China General Nuclear, Rosatom, and Korea Hydro Nuclear Power.