Uzbekistan plans to continue developing nuclear energy and is already preparing a project for its second nuclear power plant, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said during an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector, presidential administration communications department First Deputy Head Aziza Kurbanova reported on Telegram.
The president said talks with investors on the construction of the second nuclear power plant were scheduled for the following day. He added that Uzbekistan had also gained considerable experience and attracted substantial investment in uranium mining, creating opportunities for the development of nuclear energy.
“We are paying great attention to the development of nuclear energy, especially as our uranium production is growing significantly,” Mirziyoyev said.
On August 17, the president announced that preparations for a second nuclear power plant had begun, without disclosing the partner country. In September, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Mirziyoyev had told him that the second plant was planned to be built jointly with China. Uzbekistan has already launched a project to build its first nuclear power plant with Russia.
According to Vučić, Mirziyoyev also stressed that even the completion of both nuclear projects would not fully meet the country’s future electricity needs, given rising demand from data centres, artificial intelligence projects and electric vehicles.
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