ZAGREB, April 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Minister of Physical Planning, Housing and Construction, Marko Sirac, on Wednesday reiterated that Croatia would not build nuclear power plants or plants using coal. By 2010 the country should
ensure additional 1,500 megawatt of electric power, and the problem will be solved by constructing hydroelectric-power plants and power plants using natural gas. According to a draft programme on the physical planning, which is being discussed by the Croatian National Parliament's House of Representatives on Wednesday, there are three areas where power plants using gas might be built - Vukovar County, Zagreb greater area and Dalmatia. Addressing the lower house of Sabor, Minister Sirac rejected a possibility of building the third thermo-electric power plant in Plomin, Istria. "Nobody in Croatia has ever mentioned such possibility, nor has it been predicted in the progra
ZAGREB, April 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Minister of Physical Planning,
Housing and Construction, Marko Sirac, on Wednesday reiterated
that Croatia would not build nuclear power plants or plants using
coal.
By 2010 the country should ensure additional 1,500 megawatt of
electric power, and the problem will be solved by constructing
hydroelectric-power plants and power plants using natural gas.
According to a draft programme on the physical planning, which is
being discussed by the Croatian National Parliament's House of
Representatives on Wednesday, there are three areas where power
plants using gas might be built - Vukovar County, Zagreb greater
area and Dalmatia.
Addressing the lower house of Sabor, Minister Sirac rejected a
possibility of building the third thermo-electric power plant in
Plomin, Istria. "Nobody in Croatia has ever mentioned such
possibility, nor has it been predicted in the programme," the
Minister stressed.
The programme mentions two potential areas for a depot for low and
medium radioactive waste. After thorough research was carried out
Moslavcka Gora and Trgovska Gora were selected out of other twenty
spots for such purpose. There would not be a large industrial waste-
dump but a depot for our needs, he said.
The programme anticipates the polycentric development of Croatia
giving more importance to the development of towns rather than
already expanded four cities - Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek.
The programme also attaches more importance to the development of
tourism and agriculture.
The programme has incited a public discussion, and the ministry has
so far received 146 documents with 712 remarks from units of local-
self-government as response to proposed moves.
On Wednesday the House of Representatives resumed its 39th session,
at which new secretary Kresimir Aleric, who succeeded Berislav
Zivkovic, sat for the first time at the chairmen's table. Former
secretary Zivkovic, has assumed the post of Croatia's State
Attorney.
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