Russia, Myanmar formalize agreements on building small NPP

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - Russia and Myanmar have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the principles of cooperation in the construction of a small-sized nuclear power plant in Myanmar; the Rossiya 24 television channel broadcast a ceremony to exchange the documents following the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin.

The agreement "on the main principles of cooperation in the construction of a low-capacity nuclear power plant" in Myanmar was signed, the TV channel said.

Rosatom said later that "the intergovernmental agreement regulates the conditions and main tracks of interaction between the parties as part of the implementation of the project of a small NPP with the capacity of 110 MW and the possibility of further expansion to 330 MW." The agreement deals with the land-based configuration of an NPP, Rosatom said in a statement released by its media center.

Putin said in his statement following the ceremony that cooperation opportunities between the countries in renewable energy are also being explored.

Rosatom's media center said that the parties signed an intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in early 2023. Atomenergoprom announced plans to complete work on a pre-feasibility study in Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in its report on the results of 2022. The plans were for 2023.

It was also reported in 2023 that Rosatom was planning to build wind farms in Myanmar with a capacity of 172 MW and 200 MW. The memorandum on the start of feasibility studies was signed by Rosatom's renewable energy division, Myanmar's Ministry of Electrification and Primus Advanced Technologies Ltd.