BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. Uzbekistan’s
Uzatom Agency and Turkish construction group Özaltın Holding
discussed potential cooperation on the construction of a nuclear
power plant in Uzbekistan during a meeting in Tashkent on Sept.
25.
This was reflected in the statement by the Uzatom.
The meeting brought together Uzatom officials and an Özaltın
Holding delegation led by Chief Executive Officer Muzaffer Özdemir.
The sides discussed possible areas of cooperation within the
nuclear power plant project and exchanged views on the expertise
that could be used during its construction and infrastructure
stages.
“The implementation of the nuclear power plant project is
proceeding in line with the consistent reforms of President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev. The head of state has set the task of attracting
international companies with proven experience while developing
Uzbek enterprises, localization and national workforce training,”
Uzatom Director Azim Axmedxadjayev said.
“It is precisely within this framework that we are considering
opportunities for cooperation with companies that have proven
experience in the construction of complex energy and infrastructure
facilities,” he added.
Özaltın Holding CEO Muzaffer Özdemir said the Turkish company is
interested in assessing the Uzbekistan nuclear power plant project
in areas where it has relevant expertise.
“Özaltın Holding has many years of experience in constructing
major energy and infrastructure facilities. We highly value
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s consistent reforms in the energy and
industrial sectors,” Özdemir said.
“We are interested in studying the nuclear power plant project
in Uzbekistan in areas where we have specialized expertise,
including civil and earthworks, hydraulic structures, transport
infrastructure and social facilities,” he added.
The sides confirmed their mutual interest in maintaining contact
and continuing information exchanges on potential cooperation.
Özaltın Holding, also known as Özaltın İnşaat A.Ş., is a Turkish
construction group headquartered in Ankara and established in 1965.
The company has worked on hydropower plants, dams, roads, bridges
and water infrastructure projects in Türkiye and abroad. Its
projects include the Kiğı, Beyhan and Kaleköy hydropower plants,
the Osmangazi Bridge and tunnel projects in Romania, as well as the
Wadi Arab II water infrastructure project in Jordan. In the nuclear
sector, Özaltın Holding has carried out civil construction work on
the Silifke residential complex for personnel of Türkiye’s Akkuyu
Nuclear Power Plant.
