Yesterday, Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country plans to build another - the third - nuclear power plant.
“We will not limit ourselves to Akkuyu project alone. We will also build a third nuclear power plant”, the President said, noting that Akkuyu nuclear power plant will meet 10% of Turkey's electricity needs. He has added the second Sinop nuclear power plant will allow the country to meet even more energy needs.
To date, building activities are carried out at a construction site of the country's first nuclear power plant Akkuyu, which will be located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The facility is being built by the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom. We should remind you that a groundbreaking ceremony at the NPP’s site was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Commissioning of the first power block is scheduled for 2023.
