Nuclear Politics

Azerbaijan / Caspian Country To Study Nuclear Energy Option, Reports Say

By Kamen Kraev
4 October 2019

Caspian Country To Study Nuclear Energy Option, Reports Say
Ilham Aliyev at the Valdai summit in Sochi. Courtesy Valdai Discussion Club.
Azerbaijan will study the options for the possible construction of a nuclear power station in the Caspian country, according to Rosatom’s director general Alexlei Likhachev as quoted by Russian state news agency Tass.Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is "ready" to offer Azerbaijan construction of a nuclear power station with a large capacity, Mr Likhachev said.He said the reason for that is the fast-growing pace of electricity consumption in the country, which rose by 14% in 2018.

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