Russia Says Will Advance Nuclear Cooperation with China, India

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey·Lavrov said that Russia has multiple cooperation plans with China and India, including in the nuclear energy sector.

Speaking at a lecture held by the Russian “Znanie” society during the Eastern Economic Forum, Lavrov stated that Russia has many plans with both China and India, specifically mentioning nuclear energy cooperation.

In recent years, cooperation between Russia and China and India in the nuclear energy field has continued to advance. On the China-Russia front, physical startup of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant was initiated on August 12, 2026. This unit, along with Unit 8 at Tianwan and Units 3 and 4 at the Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant, are part of the Russia-China nuclear cooperation projects, adopting Russia's VVER-1200 Generation III reactor design, with related construction work launched in the spring of 2022.

On the Russia-India front, Units 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India, built with Russian participation, have been put into operation and were connected to India's national grid in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Currently, Units 3 through 6 of the plant are under construction. In April 2026, flushing of the safety systems for Unit 3 was initiated, marking the unit's entry into the commissioning phase; in June of the same year, the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 5 was installed in place.