The government has officially determined the place for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan by its decree. "To make a decision on the construction area of the "Nuclear Power Plant" NPP to be in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region", the document states.
Earlier it was reported that Kazakhstan had completed a competitive dialogue with potential suppliers of technologies for the construction of nuclear power plants.
The Ministry of Energy noted that the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan could be built in 8 years.