Kazakh President Tokayev urged to speed up NPP construction in Kazakhstan

President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev at a meeting with the Minister of Energy of the Republic Almasadam Satkaliev instructed to accelerate the implementation of the project to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the country. This was reported in the press service of the Kazakh president on December 23.

The head of state heard the results of work on the implementation of major oil and gas and energy projects and on the development of the fuel and energy complex in Kazakhstan.

"The President noted the importance of accelerating the implementation of the project to build a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan," the message on the official website of the President said.

Tokayev also instructed to closely monitor the situation with the passage of the heating season and the conduct of projects to modernize the energy infrastructure.

Earlier, on November 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the discussion of the creation of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan within the framework of negotiations in Astana. Putin emphasized that cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan in this direction is possible, noting that the final decision always rests with the customer.

Earlier, on October 7, Kazakhstan's CEC disclosed the preliminary results of the referendum on NPP construction. According to Natalia Budarina, a member of the mission of the CEC Secretary, the referendum was held in accordance with the laws of Kazakhstan.

Before that, on August 5, Kazakh Deputy Energy Minister Zhandos Nurmaganbetov said that the country also thought about building a second nuclear power plant on the Irtysh River near the city of Kurchatov. He said that if Kazakhstan really takes the path of carbon neutrality, it simply has no other choice but to build several plants.