The two sides held a seminar on November 9 to review the project’s main parameters and the proposed structure of its environmental and social management framework. The discussions also covered the NDB’s requirements for identifying and addressing environmental and social risks associated with the project.
The seminar included a presentation on Rosatom’s experience in assessing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of nuclear power plant construction and operation projects. Participants also considered the climate performance of an integrated nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan.
Representatives of the NDB, Rosatom and independent environmental and social management specialists attended the event.
Rozaliya Kamaeva, adviser and head of Uzatom’s consolidated information, analysis and strategic planning department, emphasized the need to align approaches to environmental and social standards and apply international practices in the implementation of energy projects.
Andrey Bokarev, director general of the NDB’s Eurasian Regional Centre, described the preparation of the framework as an important step towards ensuring the project’s sustainable implementation. He said the bank’s principles provide a structured approach to identifying and managing environmental and social risks.
Polina Lion, Rosatom’s director of sustainable development, said high ESG standards were an integral part of nuclear power plant construction and operation. She also highlighted the company's experience in comparing ESG approaches with international practices and assessing the climate performance of integrated nuclear power plants.
