Programmes and agreements / prg-ua-energoatom-holtec-smr160
Energoatom and Holtec cooperation agreement for up to 20 SMR-160 plants in Ukraine
On 21 April 2023 Energoatom and Holtec signed a cooperation agreement envisaging an SMR-160 pilot and an execution plan for up to 20 more SMR-160 plants in Ukraine, focusing on former coal sites, plus local manufacturing. A December 2024 Energoatom statement describes plans for an SMR-300 component plant. No licence or construction is recorded.
- Type
- Fleet agreement
- Countries concerned
- Ukraine
- Participants and roles
- Utility: Energoatom
- Developer or vendor: Holtec International
- Designs named
- Holtec SMR-160, Holtec SMR-300
- Scale as stated
- up to 20 SMR-160 plants (plus a pilot), per the April 2023 agreement · 20 units stated
- Announced or first reported
- 21 Apr 2023
- Status
- Active
Cooperation agreement, pilot target of grid connection by March 2029 is a plan, no licence or construction recorded. - Confidence
- medium
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- Energoatom / Holtec Rivne SMR-160 proposal (MoU-era) — Announced · Ukraine
Sources
- Mass deployment of Holtec SMRs in Ukraine is part of accord's aims (reputable_press, published 24 Apr 2023, accessed 2026-10-14)
- Energoatom: SMR technologies in Ukraine (Trypilska TPP site) (government_primary, accessed 2026-10-02)