Turkey's nuclear plant could curb KRG ambitions
The success of Russian-Turkish projects will push the significance of Kurdish oil and gas resources into the background
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Turkey to break ground on Akkuyu NPP by latest early 2018
Turkey’s atomic energy authority is working on the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and efforts to hold the groundbreaking by latest early 2018 are underway, Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak said at the Turkish Energy …
Meeting between Putin and Erdogan ends
The creation of de-escalation zones in Syria has paved the way for ending the civil war in this country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on …
Moscow and Ankara start Akkuyu NPP project
Russia and Turkey have started the creation of a consortium for the construction of the first Turkish nuclear power plant project Akkuyu. Akkuyu NPP project includes four power units with Russian VVER-1200 3+ generation …
Foundation laying for Akkuyu NPP may be held this year
Deputy minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey Fatih Donmez said the ceremony of foundation laying for power units of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant may be held already this year, TASS reports. "We hope …
Israel's role in Turkey's gas hub
Turkey wants to diversify the sources. LNG and a pipeline from Israel are the answer
Russia’s Rosatom sells 49 pct of Akkuyu nuclear plant to Turkish consortium
Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has sold 49 percent of its shares in the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant project Monday to a Turkish consortium, Daily Sabah reports. Under the agreement signed on the sidelines of the …
Rosatom confirms plans to complete Akkuyu's first unit by 2023
Russia's Rosatom plans to complete the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant project by 2023, Rosatom first deputy CEO Kirill Komarov said. He noted that Rosatom's overseas order book stands at $133 …
Turkey gives Rosatom approval to build Akkuyu nuclear plant
Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) won approval from Turkey's energy watchdog to go ahead with building its $20 billion Akkuyu nuclear power plant in southern Turkey. It is now expected to be completed by 2023 …
Construction work on Turkey's first nuclear plant to start next month, minister says
Construction work at Turkey's first nuclear power plant is due to start in a month, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on Thursday, Reuters reported. Zeybekci made the comment in an interview with broadcaster NTV. …
Rosatom looks for partners in Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear project
The share of the partners of Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom in the Akkuyu nuclear project in Turkey may reach 49% in 2018, Rosatom Chief Executive Officer Aleksei Likhachev said at the Arctic forum in …
Meeting of Putin and Erdogan makes Russia and Turkey closer
Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a meeting today with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow. Russian President noted that the Russian-Turkish relations are restoring …
Russian-Turkish cooperation on Akkuyu to last 100 years
Cooperation on the Akkuyu nuclear power plant will link Russia and Turkey in the nuclear sphere for the next hundred years, the first deputy head of Rosatom State Corporation Kirill Komarov said at the Russian-Turkish …
Russian, Turkish Energy Ministers to discuss Turkish Stream and Akkuyu
Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak will hold meeting Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Moscow on March 10, he said during the CERAWEEK oil conference in Houston. "On Friday, in Moscow, …
Putin and Erdogan to discuss 'Turkish Stream' and Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the prospects for the Russian-Turkish cooperation in the fight against international terrorism and the settlement of …
Turkey increasingly important oil, natural gas transit hub
It has avoided lasting economic stagnation
Rosatom returned in 2016 to active work on construction Akkuyu NPP in Turkey
Russian nuclear state corporation Rosatom returned in 2016 to active work the project of construction the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey, Rosatom’s CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Saturday. …
Russia and Turkey discuss bilateral energy cooperation
Russian and Turkish Prime Ministers, Dmitry Medvedev and Binali Yildirim, discussed energy cooperation between the two countries in a telephone conversation, the press service of the Russian government said. …
Lavrov: Akkuyu NPP to be given strategic investment project status
Turkey confirmed that the Akkuyu NPP project will be given the official status of a strategic investment, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut …
Erdoğan opens new $5 bln power plants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday opened a total of 158 new electric power plants, one of the mega projects of Turkey with $5 billion, Yeni Şafak reports. Speaking at the opening ceremony in Ankara, …
