Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan is considering building a second and third nuclear power plant as part of efforts to expand its national energy system. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the plans to develop nuclear power generation on 16 October during an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector.
The president said Uzbekistan was paying particular attention to nuclear energy and increasing uranium production. Significant investment has been directed to the sector in recent years, experience has been gained and conditions have been created for implementing nuclear projects.
Mirziyoyev noted that construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant had already begun. At the same time, the authorities are exploring the prospects for building two additional nuclear power plants.
The president also said talks with new potential partners and investors on the construction of a second nuclear power plant were scheduled for 17 October.
However, the companies expected to participate in the upcoming talks and potential sites for the new plants were not identified during the open dialogue.
