Russia and Uzbekistan have officially commenced construction and poured the first concrete on Uzbekistan's first nuclear power plant, located in the central-eastern Jizzakh Region bordering Tajikistan and Kazakhstan (Rosatom press release, 05/06/2026). The hybrid facility plans to integrate two large-scale VVER-1000 reactors with an individual capacity of 1 GW and two SMRs generating 55 MW each. The state-owned Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom is developing the project using Russian technology and SMR designs.
Uzbekistan expects to receive its first nuclear electricity from the small-scale RITM-200N reactor in late 2029. The two larger-scale VVER-1000 reactors are projected to enter service later, in 2033 and 2035 respectively. Once fully operational, the plant is expected to produce about 17.2 TWh/year, enough to supply approximately 15% of Uzbekistan's total electricity demand.
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