Daewoo Engineering & Construction is taking the lead in the Czech Dukovany new nuclear power plant project and accelerating its entry into the large nuclear power market.
On the 23rd, according to the construction industry, Daewoo Engineering & Construction is using the Czech nuclear project as a springboard to prepare to enter large nuclear power markets not only in Europe but also in the CIS, the Middle East, and Asia.
The Czech nuclear project is a plan to build the 1,000-megawatt Dukovany Units 5 and 6 in the central Czech region of Dukovany. The construction prime contractor for this project, led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP), is Daewoo Engineering & Construction. Since starting with Wolsong Units 3 and 4 in 1991, Daewoo Engineering & Construction has carried out more than 30 nuclear power projects, including EPC completion of a research reactor in Jordan.
Daewoo Engineering & Construction is focusing intently on close-to-the-ground operations in the Czech Republic. By hosting the Korea–Czech Nuclear Power Plant Construction Forum, it has built a cooperative system with about 600 local corporations to date. In addition, Chairman Chung Won-ju has personally visited the site and donated fire trucks, among other active corporate social responsibility efforts. Using the Prague office as a base, the company is also building a standing cooperation network with local corporations and institutions.
Meanwhile, Daewoo Engineering & Construction has also moved to expand in small modular reactors (SMRs), a core of the next-generation nuclear market. In 2024, Daewoo Engineering & Construction signed a business agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) to develop an innovative SMR, and in Mar. 2025 it established a cooperation system in the SMR field with KEPCO KPS, which possesses unrivaled technologies in nuclear power plant operation and maintenance.
A Daewoo Engineering & Construction official said, "By expanding our business bases to new overseas countries, we will enter new businesses such as not only large nuclear power plants but also SMRs, nuclear decommissioning, and spent nuclear fuel treatment facilities, and emerge as a truly global nuclear power leader," adding, "We will maximize our specialized strengths in large nuclear plants, radioactive waste disposal facilities, research reactors, and nuclear fuel plants to drive the globalization of 'K-nuclear power.'"