Despite many objections, the construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) based on a Russian project near Lake Tuzkon in Jizzakh has begun. The project has been discussed by Uzbekistan and Russia since 2017. Finally, in 2019, a site near Tuzkon Lake was chosen. In addition to the large NPP, it is also planned to build small modular reactors with a total capacity of 330 MW. Rosatom is the main contractor of the project, supported by Uzbek companies.

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.

It was said that "some forces are exerting direct, open and covert" pressure against the construction of Akkuyu NPP with the participation of Rosatom in Turkey. Despite external pressure, Ankara plans to put the first reactor into operation by the end of this year.

CEO of Rosatom state corporation Alexey Likhachev stated that the Turkish government has made a political decision to entrust Rosatom with the construction of the second nuclear power plant in the country. Currently, Russia is continuing the construction of Akkuyu NPP in Turkey. The NPP will be commissioned in mid-2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdul Fattah al-Sisi started the construction of the fourth power unit of the first nuclear power plant in Egypt.