Delay Caused By Holdup Of Key Equipment From Germany For Akkuyu Nuclear Plant In Turkey ‘Resolved’

Turkey nuclear station being built by Russia at estimated cost of €19 billion

Delay Caused By Holdup Of Key Equipment From Germany For Akkuyu Nuclear Plant In Turkey ‘Resolved’
The Akkuyu nuclear power station, in Mersin province on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast, will have four Generation III+ VVER-1200 units. Courtesy Rosatom.

Delays caused by the holdup of critical equipment by Germany’s Siemens earmarked for Turkey’s first nuclear power station at Akkuyu have been resolved, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which is building the facility, said.

Officials said in September that commercial operation of Akkuyu’s first plant been delayed by a few months after Siemens Energy withheld some parts scheduled for Akkuyu.

A Siemens Energy spokesperson was reported by local press as confirming that some parts were not delivered due to German export regulations.

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