Rosatom says Akkuyu plant enters final pre-start phase
Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said on July 24 that commissioning work at Türkiye’s first nuclear power plant is only months away, signaling that the long-delayed project is entering its final phase before the first reactor begins commercial operations.
Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev made the remarks following a meeting in Moscow with Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
“The start of commissioning work is only months away,” Likhachev said in a statement, adding that Rosatom was making every effort to accelerate the project despite what he described as external challenges.
The meeting came a day after Bayraktar said Türkiye and Russia discussed the strategic importance of their energy partnership, including progress at the Akkuyu plant in the southern province of Mersin.
