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The $25 billion deal aims to boost Iran's nuclear capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2040 with eight plants, addressing electricity shortages and enhancing peaceful nuclear cooperation, officials said.
- Iran's top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, announced agreements for constructing additional nuclear power plants in Iran during his visit to Russia this week.
- A memorandum of understanding has been signed to develop small modular reactors in Iran, with the goal of advancing technology and energy security, as stated by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
- Under the existing contract, Russia is already building eight nuclear power plants in Iran, four of which are underway in Bushehr.
- Eslami noted that Tehran aims to generate 20,000 megawatts of nuclear power by 2040, despite looming sanctions following a UN Security Council vote.
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Iran and Russia have signed an estimated $25 billion contract for the construction of the four nuclear power stations in southern Iran, announced Iranian state television on Friday.
Iran has signed a $25 billion (approximately CZK 521.5 billion) contract with Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom to build four nuclear power plants in Iran, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
Shortly before the expiry of a deadline for UN sanctions against Iran, Russia has concluded a contract with the country, which will agree to the construction of four nuclear power plants in Iran.
Iran and Russia Sign $25B Deal to Build 4 Nuclear Plants
Iran and Russia signed a $25-billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran. “A deal for the construction of four nuclear power plants with a value of $25 billion in Sirik, Hormozgan was signed between the Iran Hormoz company and Rosatom,” state television said.
According to the agreement, four new power plants are to be built in Iran. So far, the country only has one nuclear power plant in operation for electricity generation.
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