On March 24, a Roadmap for cooperation in nuclear and related fields between Rosatom State Corporation and the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan was signed in Tashkent.
An additional agreement to the contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan was also signed. The documents were signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Azim Akhmedkhadzhaev, Director of the Uzatom Agency.
According to Rosatom, the roadmap covers all key areas of cooperation under the NPP construction project, including personnel training, public awareness about modern nuclear technologies, and the development of a future nuclear city adjacent to the plant.
At the same time, concrete works began at the NPP construction site in the Farish District of the Jizzakh Region as part of the construction of a small-scale nuclear power unit with a RITM-200N reactor.
“The signing of the roadmap and the agreement for the construction of integrated nuclear power plant, as well as the first concrete works at the site that followed immediately afterwards, mark Uzbekistan’s entry into the forefront of the global nuclear power industry. The country is launching a unique project that will contribute to socio-economic growth and strengthen technological sovereignty for decades to come. For Rosatom, the project in Uzbekistan is another important step in the development of global nuclear energy and in strengthening friendly relations with our strategic partners,” Likhachev emphasized.
The supplementary agreement to the contract, signed together with the roadmap, provides for a new integrated configuration of the NPP. The project will include two large-capacity power units based on Generation 3+ VVER-1000 reactors and two power units with RITM-200N reactors, each with a capacity of 55 MW. When the nuclear power plant reaches full capacity, it will generate about 17.2 billion kWh per year, providing up to 14% of Uzbekistan’s total electricity consumption.
