Romania is to build its second nuclear-power plant in the central region of Transylvania, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu told the Europe-Russia Economic Forum on Tuesday.
"The exact location of the second nuclear-power plant will be decided this September. All I can say for the time being is that it will be located in Transylvania," said Videanu.
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania.
According to the minister, a public tender will be held for the construction of the second nuclear-power plant.
Romania currently has one nuclear-power plant, in the south-eastern Danubean town of Cernavoda, with two units covering nearly 18 percent of the domestic energy demand.
The power plant was designed in Canada in the 1980s and the first two units were finished in 1996 and 2007. Another two units are in their planning stages. When completed, the four units combined are expected to provide up to 40 percent of Romania's total electricity needs.