Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources admitted that it is possible to postpone the plans for the commissioning of the Russian-built Akkuyu NPP, Turkey's first nuclear power plant, due to a problem with supplies, BTA reported.
In an interview with the village of "Millet" Alparslan Bayraktar pointed out that there is equipment for the nuclear power plant that has not been delivered to the country. He said this in response to the newspaper's question whether the Akkuyu NPP; will start producing electricity from October 29, when Turkey celebrates its national holiday.
"NPP "Akkuyu" there is equipment waiting, especially in Germany. Will the nuclear power plant not be put into operation without it? It will be. Because not only "Siemens" produces it. But it takes some time to be replaced," the minister said, explaining that this is what Turkey is currently working on, but it is possible that the target dates may have to be postponed "a little".
Pavel Zavalny, head of the energy commission in the Russian State Duma, said earlier that due to Western sanctions against Russia, part of the equipment paid for the Akkuyu NPP has not yet been delivered, TASS recalls. In particular, it concerns equipment that was not manufactured in Russia or Turkey, but was purchased from "Siemens". According to the deputy, the necessary equipment has already been ordered in China and should be delivered to the plant under construction this year.
"Accuyu" is the first nuclear power plant to be built in Turkey. The project is being implemented in Mersin County on the basis of the intergovernmental cooperation agreement signed between Russia and Turkey on May 12, 2010. The plant will consist of a total of four generation 3+ reactors designed in Russia with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts each.
Once completed, it is expected to produce 35 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually and meet about 10 percent of the country's electricity needs. Recently, Bayraktar announced that the commissioning of the first unit of the Akkuyu NPP. is planned for 2025, but Turkey is trying to shorten this deadline and put it into operation this year. October 29, when it is Turkey's national holiday, was mentioned among the possible dates.