MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - The share of nuclear energy in Russia's overall electricity output will grow from the current 16% to 23-35% over the next 13 years, Russia's industry and energy minister said Saturday.
"We believe that with the rising overall energy consumption in Russia, the share of nuclear energy will increase as well to reach 23-34% against the current 16% over the next 13 years," Viktor Khristenko said in an interview with Russia's 24-hour news channel Vesti.
In early June Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Power, told a meeting at President Vladimir Putin's country residence that two more nuclear power units would be built from 2007 and another four or five would follow in 2009-10. Russia currently has 35 units at 10 nuclear power plants.
