Uzbekistan's first nuclear plant gets international financial backing, Rosatom says

An international financial institution is participating in financing Uzbekistan's first integrated nuclear power plant, alongside the customer and technology supplier, Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev told journalists on 23 October. The same day he met Shavkat Mirziyoyev to discuss construction in Jizzakh region, related infrastructure and staff training.

Rosatom said the foundation slab of the first unit's reactor building is to be completed on site by the end of 2026, requiring about 10,000 cubic metres of concrete. Likhachev said construction of all four units is under way: two VVER-1000 large units and two RITM-200N small reactors. He called the project outstanding in technical terms.

He also said the accompanying town for builders and future plant staff is being built ahead of the station schedule, with a technopark nearby. In September 2025, Uzatom director Azim Akhmedkhadzhaev said international financial organisations, including the New Development Bank of BRICS, were considering participation in the project.