Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Uzbekistan’s second nuclear power plant is planned to be built jointly with China. He made the remarks on September 8 at the Serbian-Uzbek Business Forum in Belgrade, describing his conversation with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
According to Vučić, Mirziyoyev told him about Uzbekistan’s plans to expand nuclear power generation and said that even two nuclear projects would not be enough to meet the country’s future electricity demand. The Serbian president attributed the growing demand to data centers, innovative projects, artificial intelligence and electric vehicles.
“I am building one nuclear power plant together with the Russians, and another one with the Chinese, but it is not enough for me. And even before I finish these projects, I will continue to build, I will continue to work”, Vučić quoted Mirziyoyev as saying.
Vučić also discussed the gas situation with Mirziyoyev. According to the Serbian president, the current gas price is $890 per 1,000 cubic meters. He noted, however, that Uzbekistan is in a more favorable position because of its domestic gas production.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Aleksandar Vučić (right). Photo: vucic.rs
“Of course, both we and they get it much cheaper, because we have Russian gas, and they have their own and everything else, and the situation is slightly different; for them, it is somewhat simpler and more favorable”, Vučić said.
The Serbian president also highlighted the potential for cooperation between Uzbekistan and Serbia in technology. According to Vučić, the two sides paid particular attention to artificial intelligence, biotechnology and ICT during their discussions the previous day.
He said the countries could exchange technologies and jointly develop infrastructure for data centers, although such projects would require substantial amounts of energy and investment.
On August 17, Mirziyoyev announced the start of preparations for Uzbekistan’s second nuclear power plant. At the time, the president did not specify which country would be involved in the project. In June, he also said that the nuclear power plant project being developed with Russia would not be the country’s last and that Uzbekistan would continue expanding its nuclear energy capacity.
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