The Russian nuclear state company Rosatom has unveiled plans to build 29 new nuclear reactors by 2045 in Russia.
A plan to develop 12 new nuclear reactors by 2035 has already been approved and a program for the construction of 17 additional reactors by 2045 is currently envisaged.
The group expects power generation from Russian nuclear plants to reach 373 TWh in 2045 (225.5 TWh in 2021). 18 currently operational reactors are expected to be decommissioned by 2045, according to Rosatom.
The country plans to maintain the generation of nuclear electricity in the total energy balance of the country at around 20% until 2035 (19% in 2021).
In January 2023, Russia’s Cabinet of Ministers adopted a document that provides for the commissioning of new nuclear power units with a total capacity of more than 12 GW, starting from 2023.
At the end of 2021, Russia had 37 operational nuclear reactors distributed over 11 sites, totalling 29.5 GW of capacity (11% of the country’s total installed capacity).
