Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said in an interview: CNN TurkIt has been announced that electricity generation at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant will start by the end of April 2024.
According to him, on April 27, the first nuclear fuel will be delivered to the nuclear power plant, after which tests and tests will be carried out.
“There are certain conditions before starting direct electricity generation. I can say that in 9-12 months, that is, in about a year, the station will start generating electricity.”
On April 7, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Establishment of a gas hub in Turkey with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and cooperation between the two countries at Akkuyu NPP.
Akkuyu NPP (Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant) is a nuclear power plant under construction in the province of Gülnar (province Mersin) on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast within the scope of the Russia project and will have four power units with VVER-1200 reactors.