Uzbekistan: Construction of Two Large Units at Jizzakh NPP May Start in 2027

Citing World Nuclear News, the Dunyo news agency reported that, according to Rosatom, two large power units with VVER-1000 reactors will be built at Jizzakh next to small modular reactors. Engineering and survey work is currently under way at the site, and the design is being refined.

Two small modular reactors are already under construction at the site. The first concrete slab of the foundation was poured in May 2026, and related work is planned to be completed by the end of the year. A reactor vessel for one of the small units is already ready. Hiring of operating staff for the first small unit is planned for the end of 2027. Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev stressed that the project is the only small nuclear power plant in the world currently being implemented under an export model.

More than 1,000 people currently work at the construction site, and the number is planned to at least double in the coming months. Most of the construction work is to be assigned to Uzbek companies. The first stage of a planned nuclear town near the plant is designed for 33,000 residents, with energy-efficient housing, education, healthcare and sports facilities. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's meeting with Likhachev also covered training qualified personnel for nuclear energy and cooperation on housing construction.