"Rosatom" to Build Small and Large NPP in Uzbekistan at the Same Site

An integrated nuclear power plant is planned to be built in Uzbekistan, which will include both large and small reactors. This became known from documents signed on the sidelines of the International Atomic Week in Moscow. According to the Rosatom State Corporation, in addition to the construction of the plant, the parties also reached an agreement on the supply of nuclear fuel for its reactors.

The first agreement, signed between"Rosatom Energetic Projects" and the Uzbek state enterprise "Directorate for the Construction of Nuclear Power Plants", is an addition to the agreement of June 20, 2025. The agreement details the project of the future integrated NPP in the Jizzakh region, which will be equipped with two powerful VVER-1000 reactors (generation 3+) and two low-power reactorsRITM-200N.

The second agreement concerns the supply of nuclear fuel for both plants. It establishes the basic terms of contracts, guaranteeing the supply of the necessary fuel to theRITM-200N and VVER-1000 reactors, as well as spare parts and control equipment.

Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev said that two large reactors with a capacity of 1000 MW each and two small reactors with a capacity of 55 MW each (a total of 2.1 GW) will be located on one site. According to him, by 2035 the plant will be able to produce more than 15 billion kWh of electricity.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev stressed that Uzbekistan will be the first country in the world where a small nuclear power plant and a large power plant will be operated simultaneously on the same site.

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