Uzbekistan and Rosatom sign agreement on construction of large nuclear power plant in Jizzakh

Uzbekistan and Rosatom have reached an agreement on the construction of a large nuclear power plant in Jizzakh region.

On 26 September, within the framework of the international forum “World Atomic Week,” Uzbekistan’s Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers (Uzatom) and the Russian state corporation Rosatom signed documents to expand cooperation in the nuclear sector.

The sides agreed on a new configuration of Uzbekistan’s NPP project, which will include two large-capacity power units and two small modular reactors (SMRs).

An additional agreement to the 20 June memorandum outlines the key terms for implementing the project to build an integrated nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan and foresees a contract for the new configuration.

The project will comprise two high-capacity power units based on generation 3+ VVER-1000 reactors and two units with RITM-200N reactors, each with a capacity of 55 MW.

In addition, Uzatom and Rosatom signed key contract terms for the supply of fuel for both the large and small nuclear power plants. This establishes the foundation for a comprehensive implementation of the integrated NPP project on a single site.

“Today’s signing marks a new stage in the development of relations between Rosatom and Uzbekistan in the field of peaceful nuclear energy. Thanks to the agreements reached, Uzbekistan will become the world’s first country to build an integrated nuclear plant where both a modern small modular reactor and a large-capacity NPP will operate simultaneously on one site,” Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev announced that a large NPP with a capacity of 2 GW and a small one with a capacity of 110 MW would be built in Jizzakh region. According to him, by 2035 the combined plant, spanning 525 hectares, will generate more than 15 billion kWh of electricity.