9 Jan 2017 11:23

Russian nuclear power generation up 0.6% to 196.4 bln kWh in 2016

MOSCOW. Jan 9 (Interfax) - Russian nuclear power plants increased electricity generation by 0.6% to 196.366 billion kWh in 2016, state nuclear power company Rosenergoatom reported.

Russian nuclear plants produced a record high of more than 195 billion kWh of electricity in 2015, compared to 180.5 billion kWh in 2014, and the share of nuclear power in Russia's energy balance grew to 18.6% from 17.2%.