Kazakhstan Ready to Issue Documents for Rosatom Nuclear Power Plant Project
Kazakhstan's Atomic Energy Agency confirms readiness to complete domestic procedures for the Balkhash nuclear power plant construction.
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Kazakhstan's Atomic Energy Agency Chairman Almassadam Satkaliyev announced readiness to issue necessary documents and complete local procedures to start building the Balkhash nuclear power plant with Rosatom.
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Why It Matters
Rosatom and Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants signed a contract at the Eastern Economic Forum to build the Balkhash NPP.
ASTANA, September 3. /TASS/. Kazakhstan is ready to issue all necessary documents and complete the required local procedures to begin construction of the country's first nuclear power plant, Balkhash, jointly with Rosatom, Chairman of the republic's Atomic Energy Agency Almassadam Satkaliyev said.
"We confirm the Kazakh side's readiness to complete all domestic procedures necessary to begin construction, including issuing the relevant site license next year, which will serve as the starting point for construction," he said. The agency's press service provided journalists with a video statement by Satkaliyev.
Rosatom and Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants signed a contract at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) to build the Balkhash NPP, comprising two power units with a combined generating capacity of 2,400 MW. Satkaliyev earlier said construction was expected to begin in 2027 and be completed in 2037.
The Eastern Economic Forum is being held on September 1-4 in Vladivostok on the campus of Far Eastern Federal University. The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Russian government. TASS is the general information partner.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Issue site license next year
Likely · Within months
Begin construction in 2027
Possible · Within years
Open Questions
- When will construction exactly begin in 2027?
- How will the project be financed?
