BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17
By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend:
The decision on the construction of nuclear power plant will be made before the end of 2022 in Kazakhstan, the country’s Vice Minister of Energy Zhandos Nurmagambetov said, Trend reports citing Kazakh media.
He noted that a nuclear power plant is needed because the current country’s power generation capacity is outdated.
In his words, nuclear generation is carbon-free and allows to achieve the goal set in Kazakhstan’s Environmental Code. He added that areas in the west of Kazakhstan are considered possible sites for nuclear plant construction.
Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev has numerous times spoken in favor of constructing the nuclear power plant saying it would solve issues arising from increasing electricity consumption in the country.
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