Russia, Iran sign new agreement on Bushehr power plant

The two sides came to the agreement that Roseenergoatom, a subsidiary of Rosatom, will take part in building new power stations in Bushehr.

Russia and Iran signed an agreement to supply services to the Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Rosenergoatom said.

According to Rosenergoatom Chief Executive Officer Evgeny Romanov, the firm agreed on a five-year cooperation deal with Iran.

The two sides came to the agreement that Roseenergoatom, a subsidiary of Rosatom, will take part in building new power stations in Bushehr.

Bushehr power station has a 1,000 MW nuclear reactor which has been generating electricity since 2014.

Russian Company Rosatom and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) signed a treaty in 2014 to build the second and third units of Bushehr power plant, Sputnik reported.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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