In May 2010, Russia and Turkey signed an agreement that a subsidiary of Rosatom — Akkuyu NGS Elektrik Uretim Corp. (APC: Akkuyu Project Company) — would build, own, and operate a power plant at Akkuyu comprising four 1,200 MW VVER units.
The agreement was ratified by the Turkish Parliament in July 2010.

Engineering and survey work started at the site in 2011.

In 2013, Russian nuclear construction company Atomstroyexport (ASE) and Turkish construction company Ozdogu signed the site preparation contract for the proposed Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
The contract includes excavation work at the site.

The official launch ceremony took place in April 2015.
Major construction started in March 2018, and the first unit is expected to become operational in 2023.
The other three units are expected to be complete by 2025.

On 9 December 2015, the news agency Reuters reported that Rosatom stopped construction work at the power plant and that Turkey was assessing other potential candidates for the project.
But Rosatom and the Turkish Energy and Natural Resource Ministry promptly refuted the statement.
Despite tensions mounted between Russia and Turkey, due to the Turkish downing of Russian Airplane on 24 November (2015), Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the decision to continue is purely a commercial one.
A source told RIA Novosti that the company set up to construct the nuclear plant continued its operations in Turkey.

In March 2019, the concrete basemat of unit 1 had been completed.

Construction of the second unit started on 26 June 2020.
In May 2010, Russia and Turkey signed an agreement that a subsidiary of Rosatom — Akkuyu NGS Elektrik Uretim Corp. (APC: Akkuyu Project Company) — would build, own, and operate a power plant at Akkuyu comprising four 1,200 MW VVER units. The agreement was ratified by the Turkish Parliament in July 2010.
Engineering and survey work started at the site in 2011.
In 2013, Russian nuclear construction company Atomstroyexport (ASE) and Turkish construction company Ozdogu signed the site preparation contract for the proposed Akkuyu nuclear power plant. The contract includes excavation work at the site.
The official launch ceremony took place in April 2015. Major construction started in March 2018, and the first unit is expected to become operational in 2023. The other three units are expected to be complete by 2025.
On 9 December 2015, the news agency Reuters reported that Rosatom stopped construction work at the power plant and that Turkey was assessing other potential candidates for the project. But Rosatom and the Turkish Energy and Natural Resource Ministry promptly refuted the statement. Despite tensions mounted between Russia and Turkey, due to the Turkish downing of Russian Airplane on 24 November (2015), Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the decision to continue is purely a commercial one. A source told RIA Novosti that the company set up to construct the nuclear plant continued its operations in Turkey.
In March 2019, the concrete basemat of unit 1 had been completed.
Construction of the second unit started on 26 June 2020.
Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant