Balgarianovinite.com World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y Leon said that construction of Turkiye’s first nuclear power plant at Akkuyu will be a “game changer” for the country. She made the remarks during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Turkiye’s Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkiye is expected to bring its first reactor online in 2026. A week earlier, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev visited the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to review construction progress.
According to Bilbao y Leon, commissioning the facility will place Turkiye at the forefront of electricity generation.
She said that with its first nuclear project Turkiye will become part of the global nuclear industry. According to her, the Akkuyu NPP also marks the start of a serious process of strengthening local manufacturing in the country, which means it will play an important role not only for the global nuclear industry, but also for manufacturers and industrial stakeholders.
She emphasized that, beyond Turkiye, the NPP will have a positive impact on the economies of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
The World Nuclear Association Director General cited data from the report on the state of nuclear energy worldwide, which projects that by 2050 global nuclear power capacity will triple and exceed 1,400 gigawatts. Alongside current leaders such as China, the United States, France, Russia, and India, other countries planning projects of varying capacity are also expected to join their ranks. Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant to Be “Game Changer” for Turkiye, Says World Nuclear Association Director General in Davos 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-26 17:05:36 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law