Turkey is in discussions with Canada’s Candu Energy and other firms regarding the development of its second and third nuclear power plants, according to Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
During a recent visit to southeastern Turkey, Bayraktar expressed the nation’s intent to finalize plans for these additional plants this year.
“Countries such as Russia, South Korea, and China have shown interest in the second and third nuclear plants. Additionally, we are in talks with several other nations and companies, including Canada’s Candu,” he noted.
Candu has not yet responded to requests for comment.
Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear power corporation, is currently constructing Turkey’s first nuclear plant in Akuyu, Mersin province, as part of a $20 billion agreement made in 2010.
Turkey plans to establish a second nuclear project in the Black Sea province of Sinope and a third in the northwestern area of Eastern Thrace.
“Estimated Oil Reserves of 6 Billion Barrels in Southeastern Turkey”
US company Continental Resources has estimated a potential reserve of 6.1 billion barrels of oil in the Diyarbakir Basin in southeastern Turkey, as stated by the Turkish energy minister.
In March, Continental Resources and the Turkish national oil company TPAO signed a joint venture agreement to explore oil drilling in this basin.
“Turkey’s current crude oil imports stand at 365 million barrels annually, making the 6.1 billion barrels estimate quite significant,” Bayraktar remarked.
The minister emphasized that the March agreement marks the beginning of “a new era in local oil exploration,” with the discovery of oil and gas deposits viewed as a major advancement. He also highlighted plans to produce gas in the northwestern region of Eastern Thrace.
Continental Resources has not yet provided a comment regarding the matter.
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