Iran Announces Russia to Build Eight New Nuclear Power Plants
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Iran announces Russia to build 8 new nuclear power plants |
| Announcement | Made by Mohammad Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) |
| Location | Announcement made during a visit by Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee to AEOI headquarters in Tehran |
| Total Plants Planned | 8 nuclear reactors |
| Partner Country | Russia |
| Implementing Agency | Rosatom (Russia's state nuclear agency) |
| Location Focus | 4 plants to be located in Bushehr Province (southern Iran) |
| Current Developments | Units 2 and 3 of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant under construction by Iranian firms |
| Strategic Objectives | Triple nuclear energy output, enhance domestic power generation, strengthen Iran-Russia ties |
| Background | Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant completed by Russia in May 2011, monitored under IAEA |
| Key Stakeholders | Mohammad Eslami, Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Rosatom, Iranian energy and construction companies |