Kazakhstan plans to spend 10-12 billion dollars on the construction of the NPP

Kazakhstan plans to allocate 10-12 billion dollars from the state budget to this project if the construction of the NPP is approved in the popular referendum. The President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokaev, proposed to put the question of the construction of the NPP to a national referendum in September 2023. It is said that the NPP will be commissioned by 20235.

Kazakhstan expects to spend 10-12 billion dollars on the construction of the facility if the construction of the NPP is approved in a national referendum. This is stated in the consultation document on the draft law "On the use of alternative energy sources", reports inbusiness.kz.

According to the document published in the database of regulatory and legal documents, if it is approved in the referendum, it is planned to build a nuclear power plant until 2035 at the expense of the republic's budget.

The document was published on Wednesday and will be open for public consultation until July 27.

The President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokayev, proposed to put the issue of the construction of the NPP to a national referendum in September 2023 . Deputy Minister of Energy of the country Sungat Esimkhanov announced at the Senate session on June 6 that the date of the referendum may be announced in autumn. If this issue is approved in the referendum, it is said that the NPP will be commissioned by 2035.

According to the results of earlier studies, the Ulken village of Almaty region was selected as the most suitable area for the construction of the NPP. Water from Lake Balkhash is used for cooling the station.

For information, between 1973 and 1999, a 350 MW NPP operated in the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. According to the IAEA, despite the fact that uranium reserves in the country are estimated at 900,000 tons, nuclear energy is not used at the moment.