Turkey Nears Historic Nuclear Milestone as Akkuyu Prepares for Test OperationsTurkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, is expected to begin test electricity generation before the end of 2026 as engineers move into the final stages of commissioning the facility's first reactor, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org by Rosatom Digital Press Office/АО «Аккую Нуклеар», https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Akkuyu Nuclear Power PlantCommissioning Work Enters Final PhaseSpeaking to TRT Haber, Bayraktar said that approximately 15% to 20% of the testing program at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant has already been completed. Four-Reactor Project Continues to AdvanceThe Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is being built on Turkey's southern Mediterranean coast by Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, a subsidiary of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, under an intergovernmental agreement between Turkey and Russia. Once all four units are operational, the plant will have a total installed capacity of 4,800 megawatts, making it one of Turkey's largest electricity generation facilities. Turkey's Nuclear Energy Era BeginsThe launch of the first Akkuyu reactor will mark Turkey's entry into nuclear power generation, diversifying the country's energy mix and establishing nuclear energy as a new source of domestic electricity production.