Current state
| Status | Under construction |
| Design | VVER-1200 (PWR) |
| Net capacity | 1,114 MWe |
| Country | Türkiye |
| Vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner / operator | Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom BOO) |
| Construction start | 2022 |
| Original COD target | — |
| Current COD estimate | 2028 |
| Schedule slippage | — |
Notes
Verified 2026-09-28: thrust truss Mar 2026 (Rosatom, operator-single-source) and turbine-hall slab Sep 2026 (Rosatom + DHA Turkish agency). 2028 grid connection per WNA table.
Milestone log
- 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2028 (source)
- 2026-03-13 — Thrust truss installed in unit 4 reactor compartment (source)
- 2026-09-24 — Turbine-hall slab concreting completed (1,801 m3); foundation prep for the turbine generator begins next (Rosatom via DHA) (source)
The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.
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