KIEV, Nov. 12 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has confirmed a financial plan for the state-run nuclear power plant operator, EnergoAtom, for this year, which foresees a 6.1% increase in net profit, the company has said.

"The plan foresees that EnergoAtom will see a 6.1% rise in net profit in 2012 from 2011," the company statement says.

EnergoAtom boosted its net profits by 2.9 tines last year to UAH 2.38 billion. So, the company's net profits for this year are expected to be about UAH 2.52 billion (around $315.3 million at the current exchange rate).

In keeping with the 2012 financial plan, the company is to pay over UAH 8 billion in taxes and mandatory payments to budgets of all levels and state targeted funds, which is 5.5% up on the previous year.