Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants LLP (KNPP) is a state-owned company established in 2014 under the priority action plan for the construction of nuclear power plants in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Order of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan No. 60-r of 4 May 2014) to ensure the development of pre-design (feasibility study) and design (design and cost) documentation for NPP construction, and to organise NPP construction in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

KNPP was previously a subsidiary of Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund JSC; by decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the company was transferred to the management of the Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The company acts as the operator for the preparation, design and implementation of nuclear power plant construction projects and for the creation of the infrastructure needed to develop nuclear power.

KNPP’s main goal is to create modern and safe nuclear power infrastructure that strengthens energy security and supports the sustainable development of Kazakhstan’s economy.

KNPP is staffed by specialists with relevant education and experience in the nuclear industry and conventional power engineering. The company is currently preparing science-based proposals on the timing, location and capacity of NPP construction in line with the National Action Plan to implement the Head of State’s Address to the People of Kazakhstan of 1 September 2021, “Unity of the People and Systemic Reforms — a Solid Foundation for the Country’s Prosperity”.

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