LONDON: International donors agreed to pay an extra 180 million euros (US$201 million) to fund a new cover for the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant at a conference in London on Wednesday.
“Chernobyl pledging event raises 180 million euros to close funding gap,” the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is managing the talks, said in a statement.
The main share – 165 million euros – was pledged by members of the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialised nations and the European Commission.
The money comes on top of 350 million euros promised by the EBRD in November and the bank …read more
Source: theSun
