en.Wedoany.com Reported - The press service of the President of Uzbekistan announced that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will jointly launch the construction of Uzbekistan's nuclear power plant via video link in St. Petersburg on June 4. The project is implemented under an intergovernmental agreement signed in 2018 and is managed by Rosatom.

The nuclear power plant will be built in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan, consisting of six units with a total installed capacity of 3,300 MW. The first unit is scheduled to commence operation in 2033. The project will create over 10,000 jobs. The press service stated that the project will contribute to the development of Uzbekistan's energy sector and ensure the country's energy security.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, General Director of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev, and Director of the Atomic Energy Agency of Uzbekistan Azim Akhmadkhodjaev will attend from the construction site. During the ceremony, after addresses by the two presidents and Grossi, nuclear energy officials from Russia and Uzbekistan will report on the technical preparations for the first concrete pour of the project, officially launching the construction work.

According to previous reports, the first concrete pour for the Jizzakh nuclear power plant was initiated in March this year, when the Atomic Energy Agency of Uzbekistan and Rosatom signed relevant documents, moving the project into the actual implementation phase.

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