{"id":209301,"date":"2026-10-28T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209301\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:29:14","slug":"minsk-tashkent-discuss-uzbekistans-nuclear-plant-project","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209301\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk, Tashkent discuss Uzbekistan\u2019s nuclear plant project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 28, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian Energy Minister Dzianis Maroz met with Uzatom CEO Azim Akhmedkhadjaev in Minsk yesterday to discuss a possible contract to manufacture transformer equipment for Uzbekistan in cooperation with Russia\u2019s Rosatom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talks also covered the involvement of Belarusian specialists and companies in building a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, expanding industrial ties, supplying Belarusian equipment and setting up joint production facilities in Uzbekistan, the Belarusian energy ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus helps Uzbekistan select professionals for the plant construction and related infrastructure as specified in a cooperation roadmap signed by the countries, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka promised to help Uzbekistan build a nuclear power plant. \u201cWe will facilitate the construction of your nuclear power plant and ensure that our specialists provide all possible assistance. You will see for yourself how we can be useful to you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian nuclear power plant was built by a Russian contractor with a Russian loan in Astraviec, some 10 miles off the Lithuanian border. Units 1 and 2 started commercial operation in June 2021 and November 2023, respectively. Lithuania views the plant as unsafe and describes it as a \u201cgeopolitical weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian government plans to build a third unit and connect it to the grid between 2035 and 2038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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