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Croatian government 'does not know' about mystery nuclear investor

Migrit Energy, the last-minute investor in a Fennovoima nuclear power project, said that its cooperation with the Croatian government was important. But government sources in Croatia say that they don't know about Migrit Energy.

Migrit Energijan toimisto kerrostalon alakerrassa Kroatian Zagrebissa.
Migrit Energijan toimisto kerrostalon alakerrassa Kroatian Zagrebissa 1. heinäkuuta. Image: Petra Autio / Lehtikuva

Croatian government sources told Yle that the government has no information about Migrit Energy, the potential Croatian investor in the Finnish nuclear power station project.

However, the Zagreb-based firm wrote that its cooperation with the Croatian government was important, in a release published on Wednesday.

The Croatian government is reportedly currently investigating the relationship between Fennovoima and Migrit Energy.

Since the announcement on Tuesday that Migrit Energy became a last-minute investor in the nuclear project, some have suspected that the deal may have been orchestrated by Russian investors.

On Wednesday, Fennovoima CEO Toni Hemminki told Yle’s A-Studio that Migrit Energy is not a front company.

He also said that Russian contractor Rosatom did not assist Fennovoima in finding Migrit Energy.

Russia’s Rosatom is contracted to provide the reactor for the planned project, and also owns 35 percent of Fennovoima stock.

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