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Russia to Build First Small-Capacity Nuclear Plant in Central Asia's Uzbekistan

May 27, 2024, 02:29 PM

Russia will build a small-capacity nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, marking the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia. The project, which has been in discussions since 2018, involves the construction of up to six 55 MW power units. Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom will oversee the construction. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev confirmed the signing of documents on Monday. Uzbekistan is the world's fifth top supplier of uranium. This project is a much smaller-scale than the 2.4 gigawatts one agreed in 2018, which remains to be finalised.