Rosatom expects power startups at two nuclear power plants in China in 2027

ST. PETERSBURG. June 5 (Interfax) - Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation expects power startups at two units in China in 2027, namely at unit 8 of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant and at unit 4 of the Xudapu NPP, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"We expect power startups at unit 7 at Tianwan and at unit 3 at Xudapu this year, and at unit 8 at Tianwan and at unit 4 at Xudapu next year," Likhachev said.

Framework contracts for these projects were signed several years ago, and construction began in the spring of 2022.

TVEL, the fuel division of Rosatom, shipped nuclear fuel for the first time in April of this year to the third power unit of the Xudapu NPP in China.