There were companies in Turkey that were willing to buy a part of the Baku nuclear power plant project, Putin said: "Now there are companies inside Turkey that also want to be partners in this process and are ready to buy a part of the stake. We just welcome it." The president emphasized that the capital costs for building the station ($25 billion) are fully financed from Russian sources. According to him, the project is being implemented on a "build it yourself" basis that is unique to the global nuclear energy industry. According to the terms of the 2010 Russian-Turkish intergovernmental agreement, the share of the Russian side throughout the life cycle of the station cannot be lower than 51%, the remaining 49% can be sold by Rosatom.

There were companies in Turkey that were willing to buy a part of the Baku nuclear power plant project, Putin said: "Now there are companies inside Turkey that also want to be partners in this process and are ready to buy a part of the stake. We just welcome it." The president emphasized that the capital costs for building the station ($25 billion) are fully financed from Russian sources. According to him, the project is being implemented on a "build it yourself" basis that is unique to the global nuclear energy industry. According to the terms of the 2010 Russian-Turkish intergovernmental agreement, the share of the Russian side throughout the life cycle of the station cannot be lower than 51%, the remaining 49% can be sold by Rosatom.