Leningrad Oblast is participating in the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan as the general contractor. This was stated by the region's governor, Alexander Drozdenko, in Astana at a roundtable. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The roundtable was attended by representatives of government bodies and business circles from Kazakhstan and Leningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation. The main topic of discussion was expanding cooperation between the regions of the two countries.
"In the project to build a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, within Rosatom, Leningrad Oblast acts as the main general contractor, and the Titan-2 corporation will perform the functions of the general contractor," Drozdenko said.
Thus, Leningrad Oblast is directly involved in the construction of the NPP in Kazakhstan. According to the governor, cooperation in this project will strengthen bilateral relations.