During his state visit to Kyrgyzsytan, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the possibility of constructing Kyrgyzstan’s first nuclear power plant. Following talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, a raft of agreements was signed covering education, healthcare, migration, security, economic, and military-technical cooperation.
In his address, following the talks, Putin also spoke about energy co-operation, noting that Russia currently supplies Kyrgyzstan with oil and natural gas as well as electricity and is modernising hydroelectric power plants on Kyrgyz rivers.
“Concurrently, Rosatom is executing a broad reclamation programme for former uranium mining sites, he said. “We are also exploring the possibility of constructing Kyrgyzstan’s first nuclear power plant, utilising advanced Russian small modular reactor technologies. I must emphasise that these reactors meet the most stringent international standards for safety and environmental protection.”
