Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant Confirmed to Be Operational by 2026

Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is confirmed to begin operations before the end of 2026. Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom, stated there is no doubt the plant will be operational within this year. The project features four units in Turkey’s first nuclear energy initiative, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.

Akkuyu is the first nuclear power plant being constructed in the Republic of Turkey. The project includes four power units equipped with Russian-designed Generation III+ VVER reactors. Each power unit is set to have a capacity of 1,200 megawatts. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is being built under a build-own-operate model, marking the first implementation of this model in the global nuclear industry.