Russia and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant for $16.5 billion
Russia and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant for $16.5 billion, with Russian export credit financing the construction. The site is designated as Ulken, on the shores of Lake Balkhash in the southeast of Kazakhstan, according to globalbankingandfinance.com. Kazakhstan held a 2024 referendum in which voters approved constructing a nuclear power plant, as報
Russia and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant for $16.5 billion, with Russian export credit financing the construction. The site is designated as Ulken, on the shores of Lake Balkhash in the southeast of Kazakhstan, according to globalbankingandfinance.com. Kazakhstan held a 2024 referendum in which voters approved constructing a nuclear power plant, as reported by globalbankingandfinance.com. Russia and Kazakhstan signed ten documents and adopted a joint statement, according to TASS. Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support, according to globalbankingandfinance.com. Kazakhstan is the world’s biggest producer of uranium, according to globalbankingandfinance.com, and has been discussing the possibility of atomic power for at least two decades, according to globalbankingandfinance.com.
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