Russia Confirms ‘Substantive Talks’ On Akkuyu Nuclear Station Stake For Turkish Companies

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Russia Confirms ‘Substantive Talks’ On Akkuyu Nuclear Station Stake For Turkish Companies
The Akkuyu nuclear power station is under construction in Turkey. Courtesy Rosatom.

Russia has begun “substantive discussions” with Turkish ​companies interested ⁠in obtaining a joint ownership stake in Turkey’s first nuclear power station, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has confirmed.

“We have ​started substantive discussions with a number of Turkish companies on the parameters of ​participation in the share capital," Rosatom director-general Alexey Likhachev said.

“There is ⁠currently strong interest among Turkish companies in entering the share capital of this project,” ​he added.

Rosatom confirmed the talks and Likhachev’s comments in an email to NucNet.

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