Date for commissioning of first power unit Akkuyu NPP in Türkiye announced

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18. The construction of
the Akkuyu NPP in Mersin, Türkiye has reached the stage of
commissioning at the first power unit, said Denis Sezemin, director
of construction and production organization of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC,
Trend reports.

According to him, the first power unit is planned to be put into
operation in April 2025.

“We received a license for the construction of the first power
unit in April 2018, so the commissioning date of the first power
unit is presumably April 2025. At the first block, most of the main
construction and installation work has been completed,
commissioning of all equipment and systems is underway,” he
said.

He noted that “the work is being carried out in full accordance
with the approved schedule.”