Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The tender for the construction of hydroelectric power plant in Turkey as part of the project of creation of Akkuyu nuclear power plant in the country will involve 9 companies, the Turkish channel Haber7 said Jan.19.
The tender, in particular, will involve such companies as Ozaltin İnsaat, STFA-Makyol-Ronesans Konsorsiyumu, Nurol İnsaat ve Ticaret, Limak İnsaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Cengiz İnsaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Kolin İnsaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, IC İctas İnsaat Sanayi ve Ticaret, Dogus İnsaat ve Ticaret AS.
The winner of the tender will be announced on February 15, 2015.
Akkuyu nuclear power plant will be built in Turkey under a Russian project that envisages the construction of four power units with VVER-1200 reactors (water-water energy reactor). The agreement on construction of the nuclear power plant was signed in May 2010.
The installed capacity of each power unit at the nuclear plant will be equal to 1,200 megawatt, while the total installed capacity of the plant will be 4,800 megawatt.
It is planned to put the power units into operation, at one-year intervals.
Previously, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz said that despite the different positions of Turkey and Russia on the political crisis in the Middle East, the two countries prioritize the development of economic relations.
He said that the main issue is related to the investment worth of $22 billion, which Russia makes in Turkey, including in the construction of a nuclear power plant.
Turkey's Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning has approved the project for construction of Akkuyu nuclear power plant to be implemented by Russia
The project for construction of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey was approved by the ministry an hour before the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the country.
Edited by CN
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