Uzbekistan, Russia signing a contract for NPP construction
Uzbekistan and Russia are preparing to sign a contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant, Azernews reports, citing Kun.uz news agency.
According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down work processes, but work on the contract for the construction of the station is at the final stage.
The director general of Rostatom added that the development of
the energy project continues, and additional proposals on low-power
power units and personnel training have been submitted to the Uzbek
side.
“Work on the contract continues quite intensively, and I think
that, in general, we are not far from signing the contract,” he
noted.
Atomic answer
In 2018, Uzbekistan and Russia began negotiations on the nuclear power plant project. Under the terms of the agreement reached, Rosatom will build two VVER-1200 units with a capacity of 1.2 GW each. The site is located on the shore of Lake Tuzkan in the Jizzakh region.
As it was previously reported, construction will take about 6 years. Uzbekistan hopes to use nuclear power plants to cover the electricity shortage and save gas. Since the country is one of the top 5 uranium producers, problems with fuel for the project are not expected.
Former Energy Minister Alisher Sultanov, in an interview in 2020, emphasized the environmental friendliness of nuclear power plants, as well as the safety of VVER-1200 reactors. Other experts in the field of ecology and energy also spoke about the importance and benefits of nuclear power plants for Uzbekistan.
The topic of Rosatom’s participation in the construction of new nuclear energy facilities was also discussed in April at the ministerial level. The head of the Ministry of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, then received Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak.
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