March 26 2024

At the first stage, there is a need for four floating power units to eliminate the energy deficit in the south of Primorye

The Rosatom State Corporation and the government of the Primorsky Territory will work on issues related to determining the parameters of the project to create electric energy generation facilities based on floating power units (FPU) off the coast of the region. The parties will have to develop a feasibility study, determine the optimal location of the FPU, financial, economic and technical parameters, reports Atom Media of Rosatom.

The regional authorities and the mechanical engineering division of the state corporation signed the agreement on March 26, 2024 within the framework of the international forum Atomexpo-2024.

Cooperation involves the creation of joint working groups, exchange of information, holding consultations and meetings aimed at developing proposals regarding the deployment of a nuclear power fleet to supply electricity to consumers in the Primorsky Territory. “At the first stage, we see the need for four floating power units to eliminate the energy shortage in the south of Primorye. In addition to small-scale nuclear energy, we also consider it necessary to create a nuclear power plant with two 600 MW units in the medium term for the development of our region,” added Andrey Leontyev, Minister of Energy and Gas Supply of the Primorsky Territory.

According to Rosatom, there are prerequisites for long-term energy shortages in the Far East. According to the UES System Operator, the region will need at least 1.35 GW of power by 2029-2030. In dry years, this figure can increase to almost 2 GW.

Earlier, Rosatom General Director Alexey Likhachev reported that he sees prospects for the development of high- and low-power nuclear power plants in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD). Currently, Rosatom in the Far East is represented by the Bilibino NPP, the world’s first and only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) “Akademik Lomonosov”, located in Chukotka. In Yakutia, a project is being implemented to build the world’s first low-power land-based nuclear power plant with a RITM-200N reactor.

Source: https://portnews.ru/news/361190/