September 26, 2023, Mersin Province, Türkiye – A working meeting between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, has taken at the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site. At the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site, the official delegation was met by project leaders headed by Anastasia Zoteeva, Chief Executive Officer of AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC.
The visitors conducted a joint examination of the site. During the meeting, Ms. Zoteeva explained on the progress of construction of the nuclear power plant. Following the meeting with the Turkish Energy Minister, Mr. Likhachev met representatives of contracting organizations that perform construction and installation works at the Akkuyu NPP Site.
When commenting on the progress of construction of the first Turkish nuclear power plant, he noted the intensity of construction works. “Thanks to successful cooperation between the Russian and the Turkish teams, the project is being implemented in accordance with the schedule at all four power units. This year we will complete we will finish general civil works, and also plan to commence star-up and adjustment of the Unit No. 1. We expect to commence the physical start-up stage and start generating the first kilowatts-hours of electricity as early as next year. Rosatom diligently performs its assumed obligations and complete the tasks assigned by Russian and Turkish leaders in full,” said Rosatom’s head.
Director General of Rosatom emphasized great importance of implementing the first Turkish nuclear power plant project for the two countries. “We are not only engaged in establishing the energy industry that is new to Türkiye, but are also making a substantial contribution to the regional infrastructure; new residential districts are being built, modern networks of road junctions are being created, and education, agriculture, hotel business and many other industries are actively developing. The region’s residents are already feeling all these effects,” noted Mr. Likhachev.
