From December 4-6, Kazakhstan’s delegation headed by the Minister of Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev was on a working visit to France. During the visit, they held negotiations with leading organizations of the French nuclear industry, including EDF, the largest energy generating company and operator of nuclear power plants, Framatome, a developer and manufacturer of equipment for nuclear power plants, as well as Arabelle Solutions, a supplier of turbine equipment for nuclear power plants.

In addition, the delegation had a meeting with Assystem, an international consulting company specializing in engineering services, project management, and digital solutions for complex infrastructure facilities, including nuclear power plants.

The French side expressed its readiness to support Kazakhstan in the implementing their nuclear power plant construction project.

It is worth noting that France is a world leader in the field of nuclear energy, and EDF is included in the shortlist of potential suppliers of nuclear technologies for Kazakhstan.