Uzbek specialists will study the experience of building Paks-2 nuclear power plant in Hungary

The Ministry of Energy and the Hungarian delegation discussed cooperation in the energy sector.

In Tashkent, negotiations were held with a Hungarian delegation headed by Janos Shuli, Minister, as well as Director General of the UzAtom Agency under the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the energy sector.

The Hungarian side noted that the country has begun a project for the construction of the Paks-2 NPP of the Russian design of the 3+ generation, consisting of two power units based on VVER-1200 reactors. The start-up of the first unit is scheduled for 2030, which will ensure the continuity of electricity generation.

During the negotiations, an agreement was reached on attracting employees of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan and the Uzatom Agency to the construction sites of the PAKSH-2 NPP in order to study in detail the progress of construction work.

The parties also discussed issues of training and advanced training of specialists, as well as training Uzbek applicants at the Budapest University of Technical and Economic Sciences and the Dunaujvaros University on a grant basis in relevant areas.