MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. The schedule for the supply of materials and works at the Akkuyu NPP construction site in Turkey has not changed, the press service of the Akkuyu Nukleer company told TASS on Thursday. Akkuyu Nukleer is part of the Rosatom nuclear corporation.
"Work on the project, including supplies of materials and equipment for the needs of the construction of the Akkuyu NPP, is being carried out in accordance with the schedule," the company told TASS.
Earlier on Thursday, Akkuyu Nukleer reported that it had not received any official notifications from Siemens that the German company is suspending supplies of equipment for the Akkuyu NPP.
It was noted that Siemens has almost completed the manufacture of power equipment for the Akkuyu NPP and in late 2022, Akkuyu Nukleer specialists took part in the equipment acceptance procedure at a plant in Germany.
On Thursday, the Kommersant newspaper reported that the Akkuyu nuclear power plant may have problems with the supply of electrical equipment from Germany's Siemens Energy. The German regulator has not yet issued a full set of permits for its export.
About Akkuyu NPP
The Akkuyu NPP is the first nuclear power plant to be built in Turkey. The project is being implemented in accordance with the inter-governmental agreement, signed by Russia and Turkey in 2010. It is being funded completely by the Russian side. Russia’s Rosatom is a majority shareholder of Akkuyu Nukleer JSC, tasked with the development, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of the power plant.
The construction of the Akkuyu NPP is the first project in the global nuclear industry implemented according to the Build-Own-Operate model.
The nuclear station will include four Russian-designed VVER generation 3+ reactors. Each reactor’s power output will stand at 1,200 MW. Once commissioned and brought to full capacity, the NPP will produce about 35 billion kWh every year. The power plant is expected to cover up to 10% of Turkey's electricity needs. The completion of the first power unit of the Akkuyu NPP is expected this year.