Overview
- Turkey’s energy minister said construction of Akkuyu Unit 1 is 95% complete with first electricity targeted in 2026.
- Akkuyu’s 400 kV gas‑insulated switchgear was energized from the external grid and monitored for 72 hours, confirming readiness to receive and deliver power.
- Project leaders said the high‑voltage equipment was re‑contracted in China after an original supplier, identified by Turkish officials as Siemens, failed to deliver.
- Rosatom completed the first air shipment of startup fuel assemblies for India’s Kudankulam Unit 3 from the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, with seven flights planned under a 2024 life‑cycle fuel contract for Units 3–4.
- Rosatom reported that TVS‑2M fuel supplied since 2022 extends operating cycles from 12 to 18 months, with the next units set to launch on the longer cycle, as President Vladimir Putin praised Kudankulam’s performance as a flagship of Russia–India cooperation.