Siemens Energy cannot obtain export permits from the authorities for the supply of equipment for the "Akkuyu" NPP, a representative of the company told the German television corporation Deutsche Welle.
"Part of the equipment has already been delivered. For one year, it has not been possible to send more equipment due to the need to obtain export permits and customs clearances, which have not been issued. We are required to comply with export regulations,” said a company representative. Such permits are issued by the federal structures of Germany, and after the start of the war in Ukraine, all exports related to Russia are under strict control of the authorities.
At the same time, Siemens Energy avoided answering the question of what equipment has already been delivered and what are the reasons given by the German authorities for refusing to issue export permits. "We cannot answer these questions. Since the power plant is an important infrastructure object from ch.t. of safety. As a supplier, we cannot share information about what equipment has been delivered and what is missing, the company said.
On September 11, the head of the Turkish Ministry of Energy, Alparslan Bayraktar, said that Ankara will take action against the German company Siemens due to problems with the supply of equipment for the Akkuyu NPP. According to him, "there is obviously a decision made for political reasons". The company, as noted by the minister, still has not explained its actions and has not presented legal arguments, despite the discussion of the problem at the management level of both parties.
NPP "Akkuyu". - the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, which is being built by the Russian state corporation "Rosatom". "Akkuyu" project includes four power units with Russian VVER generation III+ reactors. The capacity of each will be 1200 MW. According to the terms of the intergovernmental agreement, the commissioning of the first power unit of the nuclear power plant must take place within seven years after receiving all permits. Taking into account the receipt of a license for the construction of the first power unit in 2018, this period falls to 2025.