Turkey will construct own nuclear power plant with US support

On February 9, during a visit of Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler in the US, he will discuss participation of American companies in construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey.


Winter decrease of gas supply from Russia and Iran caused the Turkish government to seek for alternate power sources. The project of a nuclear power plant construction has become especially vital for Ankara after negotiations held by Guler in Turkmenistan about gas purchase from the country.

Besides these questions, other guidelines of the Turkish power engineering will be discussed, including construction of hydro- and thermoelectric power plants, privatization of coal mining, construction of oil pipelines Samsun-Ceyhan and TransThracia. Because of exploration of new oil fields in the country, Guler will conduct negotiations with Exxon Mobil, BP and Shevron.

Turkey needs more and more energy. In 2005, annual amount of energy consumption in the country increased by 8%. In the next 10 years Ankara plans to provide industry and citizens with 40 thousand megawatt of energy.
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