With the commissioning of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, the country's GDP will increase by 50 billion USD.
„This plant, which will produce 35 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year, will save our country from importing 7 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. It will also reduce carbon emissions by 35 million tons per year. The contribution of „Akkuyu“ to our GDP will total 50 billion USD“, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey must include nuclear energy in its energy portfolio. „And the resistance against the construction of "The nuclear power plant in some circles can only be explained by malice, if not ignorance. Such superficial thinking will not benefit the country," he said. He added, recalling that the authorities plan to build at least two more large nuclear power plants.