AMMAN: The final terms and cost of the construction of a nuclear power plant in Jordan will become known by spring 2017, chief of Russia’s state-run corporation Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko told reporters on Tuesday.
In 2015-2017, the project’s pre-investment stage will take place.
“Only at this stage [in spring of 2017] the cost of the project and its final terms will become clear,” the head of Rosatom said. He declined to comment on speculations about the cost of the project.
According to the information obtained by TASS, on average, the construction of one power unit costs at least $5 billion.
“We started in March 2015, respectively – in the spring of 2017 the feasibility study and implementation plan will be completed. After that the government of Jordan is to make a decision /on the project -TASS/ and in accordance with this decision the value and the final terms of attracting investors will be defined, and perhaps some investors will be defined as well,” Kiriyenko said.
