Akkuyu Nuclear participated in the World Energy Congress and the EIF-2021 exhibition

Akkuyu Nuclear eif took part in the World Energy Congress and the trade fair

From 13.-15. October the 14th World Energy Congress and Fair (Energy is Future-EIF-2021) took place in Antalya, which was realized with the support of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey.

AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş. became the main partner of the event, which brought together the leading players in the energy sector from 52 countries around the world, as well as important representatives of the Turkish energy sector.

Aleksander Voronkov, Director for the Middle East and North Africa and Vice Regional President of the Russian State Atomic Energy Agency, Rosatom, also gave a speech at the opening ceremony, which was attended by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez via conference call.

In his speech, Voronkov said: “The indicator of a successful energy system must be balanced and also include different types of production that make it possible to reduce volatility in the market and conditions for sustainable recovery of the economies of. to create the countries in the post-Covid-19 period. The energy system, in which nuclear energy, as a stable and reliable source of production, provides the main load, makes it possible to respond to this demand. However, nuclear power plants are not only a source of clean electrical energy, they are also a large infrastructure project that forms the basis for a country’s technological development. The AKW Akkuyu, the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, shows this clearly. Thanks to the constant support and joint efforts of our Turkish colleagues, the project is gradually developing into the largest nuclear construction site in the world, and the aggregates of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant will produce tens of billion kilowatt hours of reliable and clean electrical energy every year after commissioning. This will feed the Turkish economy and contribute to the achievement of Turkey’s sustainable goals in the field of national development.

Representatives of Rosatom and AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş. also participated in the work program of the Congress. Aleksander Voronkov gave a lecture entitled “Energy Transformation in the World” at the panel organized in this context and provided information on the current challenges in the energy sector and the methods proposed by Rosatom based on low-carbon nuclear energy solutions to eliminate them. In his speech, Voronkov also spoke about the Russian VVER 3+ generation technology and its references in the world, low-power reactor technologies, as well as the innovative Rosatom products that are offered on the foreign market. Voronkov also briefed on the progress of the company’s wind power and hydrogen business.

The topic of nuclear energy was discussed in another session of the panel. The panel was moderated by the President of the Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research Council (TENMAK), Professor Dr. Abdulkadir Balikci did it. Other participants in the panel were the General Manager of the World Nuclear Association (WNA), Sama Bilbao y Leon, the Vice President of the Turkish Nuclear Supervisory Authority (NDK), İbrahim Halil Dere, and the EÜAŞ project management specialist Ahmet Ege. At the panel discussion, AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş. Denis Sezemin, Director of Construction and Production Organization, explained the current status of the construction project for the Akkuyu NPP in detail. Regarding the problems related to the localization of equipment and material production in line with the requirements of the project, Sezemin said: “The Russian and Turkish sides are making great efforts to increase the degree of localization of the project. To this end, the main project participants, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey, the main contractor AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş., TITAN-2 IC İÇTAŞ İNŞAAT A.Ş. Joint venture and a large “Localization Working Group” consisting of representatives of the management of the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) founded. As a result of the activities of the working group, a constantly updated production localization catalog was created, which today contains 718 articles. The total localization potential of the project is $ 5.9 billion. “

The stand of AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş. attracted a lot of attention throughout the fair. Visitors to the stand had the opportunity to find out about the current status of the construction project for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and to talk to company representatives.