KIEV, June 14 - Ukraine could invest up to $25 billion by 2030 in the construction of new nuclear power facilities.

The country plans to build nuclear reactors with combined capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030, according to the basic scenario of a draft updated energy strategy posted on the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry's website.

By the end of this year there are plans to make a decision at the legislative level to build third and fourth generating units at the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant with combined capacity of 2,000 MW. They are to be launched in 2018 and 2020 respectively. The approximate cost is estimated at UAH 42 billion.