Russia Ready to Build Nuclear Power Plant in New Capital of Indonesia: Ambassador

 / Go to the mediabankNPP construction site / Go to the mediabankMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is ready to build a nuclear power plant in the new capital of Indonesia, Nusantara, Russian ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobyeva said on Wednesday. “Responding to the call of the Indonesian government, [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin is ready to build a nuclear power plant on Kalimantan. Several Indonesian government agencies have already contacted us on issues related to the technologies that Russia possesses,” Vorobyeva said as quoted by local media. According to her, the Russian side is interested in the development of the city of Nusantara on the Kalimantan peninsula and is ready to offer Indonesia unique technologies. RussiaIran Holding Talks With Russia on Constructing New Units of Bushehr NPP – Reports22 January, 03:42 GMTIn particular, Russia has the technology of floating nuclear power plants, which are attached to large ships and can be placed anywhere, Vorobyeva added. This makes them indispensable in the event of natural disasters, from which Indonesia often suffers, the ambassador noted. “We are the only ones in the world who have this technology,” Vorobyeva said. This summer, Putin offered his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, cooperation in working on a nuclear project in Indonesia.

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