On March 23, during the official visit of Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh to Moscow, an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Vietnam was concluded.
The document was signed by Rosatom Director General, Alexey Likhachev, and Minister and Head of the Office of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tran Van Son.
The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, and Pham Minh Chinh.
The intergovernmental agreement regulates the conditions and key areas of cooperation between the parties in implementing the project for the construction of the nuclear power plant, which envisages the construction of two Russian-designed power units with VVER1200 reactors, with a total installed capacity of 2,400 MW.
“For us, this is not merely an agreement to build two nuclear power units. We see it as the foundation for a longterm industrial partnership that will strengthen Vietnam’s energy independence and open up new opportunities for economic growth,” emphasised Alexey Likhachev.
Russia is consistently developing its international trade and economic relations with foreign partners. Major international energy projects continue to be implemented. Rosatom and Rwanda have already established a solid foundation for such cooperation.
An intergovernmental framework on the peaceful use of nuclear energy has been in place since 2018, followed by a specific agreement on the construction of a Center for Nuclear Science and Technology in Rwanda.
The partnership also actively covers human capital development, including educational programmes and research collaborations with Rwandan institutions.
All of this confirms that the longstanding engagement between Russia and Rwanda in the nuclear field is steadily progressing, forming a reliable basis for future projects in the interest of the country’s sustainable development.
The State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom possesses reference technologies for the construction of both large capacity nuclear power plants and small modular reactors.
Russian VVER1200 reactors are successfully operated in Russia and abroad, confirming the highest standards of safety and efficiency. NPPs with VVER1200 reactors comply with the most stringent international requirements and form the core of Rosatom’s export portfolio.
Russia and Vietnam have a long history of successful cooperation across various fields, and nuclear energy holds a special place in this partnership.
In addition to the flagship Ninh Thuan 1 NPP project, the parties are continuing the implementation of the project to build a Center for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) in Vietnam, which includes the construction of a Russiandesigned research reactor.
In April 2026, the development of the feasibility study materials for the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology will be completed, and the parties will begin discussing the contract for the construction of the Center.
Another area of longstanding cooperation is the successful operation of the Dalat research reactor, which uses Russiansupplied fuel and provides Vietnam with medical isotopes.
Currently, Vietnam is also expressing interest in participating in the international consortium based on the Multipurpose Fast Research Reactor (MBIR).
Beyond traditional nuclear energy, cooperation is expanding into new promising areas: the development of logistics via the Northern Sea Route, container shipping by the FESCO transport group (a part of Rosatom’s management perimeter), additive technologies, and energy storage systems.
