On September 07, 2018, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in construction of a Russia-designed nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. On May 27, 2024, while the Russian President Vladimir Putin was making a state visit to Uzbekistan, a MoM was signed in the presence of the heads of the Russian and Uzbekistan states, on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement on the bilateral cooperation in construction of a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. These amendments were about expanding the cooperation for the construction of the Russia-designed low-power nuclear power plant (SNPP) in Uzbekistan.

A contract for the construction of a low-power nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan was signed too, by Atomstroyexport Joint-Stock Company and the “NPP Construction Directorate” State Enterprise under the Nuclear Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The project incorporates the construction of the Russia-designed low-power NPP in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan with a combined capacity of 330 MW, which totals six reactors of 55 MW each.

Preliminary works under the low-power NPP project started in summer of 2024. In June, the first operational meeting for construction was held at the future NPP site, which defined the priority tasks whose performance will make it possible to begin the works within the scheduled deadlines. On September 10, 2024 a MoM on commencement of works under a low-power NPP project in Uzbekistan was signed. Signing this document means that the project implementation is reaching an active stage of preparatory works at the construction site and development of the design and license documentation.

The construction project of the low-power NPP in the Jizzakh region is based on the latest Russian development, namely the RITM-200N pressurized water reactor which results from accommodating the edge-cutting marine technology with the land-based design. The RITM-200N thermal capacity is 190 MW, its electrical capacity is 55 MW, the service life is up to 60 years. The RITM-200 reactors bringing forth the RITM-200N reactor design have been tested in the harsh Arctic conditions on the latest Russian icebreakers.

The RITM-200N-based NPP has a fully integrated layout, namely, the reactor core and the steam generator are combined in a single casing, which allows for the project's high economic performance and ensures the highest level of NPP safety. To date, this is Rosatom alone, that offers a low-power nuclear power plant with an integrated layout.

The safety of the planned low-power NPP will be achieved through multi-level systems and shell barriers. The combined active (i.e. needing power supply sources) and passive (i.e. operating without a power source) safety systems allow for reaching the highest possible safety level. These systems prevent accidents, and several levels of barriers built in the NPP design prevent the release of radioactive substances into the environment.