Turkey has decided to abandon new Russian nuclear power plants.
Rosatom, which is building Turkey's first nuclear power plant, was considered one of the main candidates to participate in the further development of nuclear energy in the country. However, the company dropped from the list of contenders for new projects. In addition, Turkey seeks to rapidly electrify its economy, including with the help of renewable energy from former Soviet republics. Therefore, the role of gas supplied to the country from Russia will be further reduced.
Turkey is negotiating with Canada and South Korea on building new nuclear power plants and expects to make a final decision in the coming months, Bloomberg writes. "In terms of the technology choice, these two suppliers have more or less convinced us," Energy Minister Alferslan Bayerkat told the agency at the UN's COP31 climate summit in Antalya. "We are looking for factors such as competitiveness, diversity and the best technology offering." According to Bairkatar, the government is discussing the financing issue with Canadian pension funds.
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