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[text/observer network chen sijia] according to turkey's daily sabah report on september 11, turkish minister of energy and natural resources alparslan bayraktar said on the same day that the construction of turkey's first nuclear power plant may be affected due to the delay in the delivery of key equipment by germany's siemens energy. the project contractor, the russian state atomic energy corporation, has turned to purchasing equipment from china.

bayraktar revealed that the construction of the first reactor of the akkuyu nuclear power plant in turkey has been completed by more than 90%, but some external factors have brought difficulties to the construction of the nuclear power plant. he said that siemens energy was responsible for supplying key equipment related to the nuclear power plant, but the german company delayed the delivery time without explanation.

"these devices are used at construction sites to provide power transmission. unfortunately, this will slow down the construction progress. the company made a decision with such a political attitude on an issue that has no legal basis and is not subject to any international sanctions," bayraktar said. "if this action is intended to sanction russia, turkey will also be seriously affected."

in march this year, the akkuyu nuclear power plant in türkiye was under construction.

bayraktar denied the allegations that siemens equipment will be shipped to russia and that the profits from the nuclear power plant project will be used in the russian-ukrainian conflict, stressing that "various guarantees have been made that the equipment will only be used in turkey. the project is unlikely to be profitable in 15 to 20 years, and the profits will be used inukraine conflict' the allegations are contradictory. "

he said siemens energy should "pay the price" and that turkey might consider fining the company despite its years of cooperation with turkey, adding: "such an attitude will make us question their position in future projects."

bayraktar also revealed to the turkish media that the russian state atomic energy corporation, the contractor of the nuclear power plant, has reached an agreement with chinese companies to purchase similar equipment. "we have other options. the russian state atomic energy corporation has ordered alternative parts from china, and these equipment will come from china."

the report mentioned that turkish president erdogan said after the nato summit in july that germany blocked the export of some equipment needed for the akkuyu nuclear power plant, causing the equipment to remain at the customs. at that time, he told the media on the special plane: "this is very troubling for us. i have reminded german chancellor scholz in the bilateral meeting."

located in mersin province in southern turkey, akkuyu nuclear power plant is the country's first nuclear power plant, designed and built with the participation of russian state atomic energy corporation. the first reactor of akkuyu nuclear power plant is scheduled to be put into operation in 2025, and the remaining reactors will be put into operation by the end of 2028. after full operation, the annual power generation of the nuclear power plant is expected to reach 35 billion kwh, which can meet 10% of turkey's electricity demand.

the daily sabah said that nuclear energy plays an important role in turkey's achievement of its net zero emissions target by 2053, so turkey also plans to build new nuclear power plants at two other locations in the country after building the akkuyu nuclear power plant.

bloomberg news of the united states believes that after turkey sought to join the brics, russian companies purchased equipment from china for the construction of nuclear power plants in turkey, which seems to be a sign of increasing cooperation among the three countries.

omer celik, spokesman for turkey's ruling justice and development party, confirmed on the 3rd that turkey has formally applied to join the brics. "our president has repeatedly stated that turkey hopes to participate in all important platforms and we hope to become a member of the brics." people familiar with the matter revealed that turkey hopes to establish new cooperative relationships while bypassing traditional western allies while enhancing its global influence.

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