Akkuyu Nuclear AŞ organized the supplier seminar in Mersin with the support of Mersin, Adana, Antalya, Istanbul and Ankara Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

 

 

Rosatom's Middle East and North Africa Director and Regional Vice President Aleksander Voronkov, Akkuyu Nuclear AŞ Production and Construction Organization Director Denis Sezemin, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources General Directorate of Nuclear Energy and International Projects Head  of Nuclear Infrastructure Development Department Salih Sarı and suppliers attended the seminar.

 

 

Delivering the opening speech of the seminar, Salih Sarı said, "We foresee that at least US$ 5.9 billion of goods and services will be supplied from domestic resources in the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant project, which is the largest investment in our country in a single item with a business volume of US$ 20 billion."

 

 

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources General Directorate of Nuclear Energy and International Projects Head  of Nuclear Infrastructure Development Department Salih Sarı stated that with the commissioning of Akkuyu NPP, which will provide uninterrupted energy, 35 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year will be prevented.

 

 

Speaking about the project, Akkuyu Nuclear AŞ Production and Construction Organization Director Denis Sezemin said, “Akkuyu NGS will consist of 4 power units with 3+ generation VVER-1200 type reactors, and the total electrical power of the power plant will be 4800 MW. After the commissioning of all four units, Akkuyu NPP will be able to meet up to 10 percent of the total electricity need of the Republic of Turkey.”

 

 

Noting that the total cost of the project is approximately 20 billion dollars, Sezemin said: “The estimated contribution of the project to Turkey's GDP over the entire life cycle of the NPP will be approximately $50 billion. Infrastructure and job creation will provide conditions for the growth of the region's population of up to 30 thousand people.”