Rosatom targets Southeast Asia with new nuclear projects in Indonesia

Rosatom is close to an agreement with Indonesia to construct a fleet of floating nuclear power plants (FNPP), company CEO Alexey Likhachev announced on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit, according to Interfax.

“[Rosatom and Indonesia] are close to reaching an agreement on the construction of a fleet of floating nuclear power plants,” he said.

“The agreements will also involve commercial companies and will be in partnership with local businesses, which are extremely interested in localizing this technology.”

“Practically all ASEAN countries are either islands or have a shoreline, that is why our technology is especially in demand here,” Likhachev said.

He added that Rosatom will likely participate in constructing a small modular nuclear power plant in Laos. The two nations have already signed a roadmap for nuclear energy development.

Likhachev also discussed accelerating work on the Ninh Thuan-1 Nuclear Power Plant and the Nuclear Science and Technology Center at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

Depending on the reactor type, a single Rosatom floating nuclear plant can generate 70 to 100 MW of electricity – enough to power a large industrial facility or a city of 100,000 year-round. Indonesia’s first floating units are tentatively scheduled to launch in 2032-2033.

Rosatom earlier signed a $16.5 billion agreement to construct Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant.