PremiumUzbekistan teams up with Rosatom for first nuclear power plant

Uzbekistan has taken a major step toward its nuclear energy ambitions, signing two landmark agreements with Russia’s Rosatom for the country’s first nuclear power plant. The integrated project in Jizzakh will feature both small- and large-scale reactors, marking a historic milestone for Central Asia’s energy landscape and deepening Uzbekistan–Russia cooperation in peaceful nuclear technology.