Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom, visited the construction site of a complex nuclear power plant in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan. The Russian state corporation reported that work is underway on the first small-scale power unit.
The pouring of concrete for the foundation slab began on June 4, 2026. The site features 25 units of equipment, and work continues on the base of the reactor building. Completion of the foundation for the first power unit is scheduled for the end of this year, requiring 10,000 cubic meters of concrete.
Likhachev characterized the start of work as a crucial stage of a project significant for the energy sector and economy of Uzbekistan, as well as for cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan. He noted that the project includes not only the construction of the NPP but also the creation of an atomized city and a modern scientific and industrial cluster.
Construction is also underway for a future settlement for nuclear industry workers in this region. This city is designed to accommodate over 30,000 specialists and their families. The industrial cluster is planned to be located approximately 25 kilometers from the NPP territory.
The complex station will consist of two large-capacity power units, each with a capacity of 1000 MW, and two small-capacity units of 55 MW each. After reaching its design capacity, the station should generate 17.2 billion kWh of electricity annually.
The implementation of this project is carried out within the framework of agreements between Russia and Uzbekistan. In May 2024, both countries signed documents expanding intergovernmental cooperation to include the construction of a small-scale NPP. In September 2025, Rosatom and Uztom, Uzbekistan's atomic energy agency under the Cabinet of Ministers, signed documents on further expansion of cooperation. An additional agreement concerning the construction of the complex NPP was signed in March 2026.
The ceremony marking the start of construction of the first power unit took place on June 4, 2026, in the Ferishinsky district of the Jizzakh region. The event was held via video link between the construction site in Uzbekistan and St. Petersburg. The construction was sanctioned by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
This project will combine power units of different capacities on one site, which will be Rosatom's first export project of this type.