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The Turkish president’s statement came on Wednesday in a speech during the inauguration of the construction of the third energy unit of the Akkuyu plant, with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two presidents inaugurated the construction of the new unit using video technology.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that on his centenary (in 2023), his country will join the club of countries that possess nuclear power. He added that in 2022 the construction of the fourth power unit of the Akkuyu plant will begin.
Regarding the importance of the project, Erdogan said that the inclusion of nuclear energy in the national infrastructure is a strategic step that we have taken towards the security of energy savings, noting that Turkey will join the centenary of the founding of the republic (in 2023 ) to the club of nuclear power countries.
He added that the plant is being equipped with the latest safe systems in accordance with the standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and stressed that Turkey aims to generate nuclear energy without emissions or damage to the environment.
He noted that the share of local and renewable energy in the total energy consumed in Turkey amounts to 63.7%.
In turn, Turkey’s energy minister said the nuclear power plant will produce 35 billion kilowatt hours of energy per year and will provide 10% of Turkey’s electricity needs.
He added that the Akkuyu nuclear plant will start producing in 2023, and then our country will witness a new type of energy.
The Russian atomic energy company “Rosatom” is executing the construction of this nuclear plant on the southern coast of Turkey, and this is part of a government agreement signed between Moscow and Ankara in 2010.
The plant will consist of four VVER-1200 power units, with a total capacity of 4.8 thousand megawatts. In April 2018, the presidents of Russia and Turkey laid the first stone for the construction of a nuclear power plant. The plant’s first reactor is scheduled to come online in 2023.
