OREANDA-NEWS. September 3, 2007.  President of Atomstroyexport Sergey Shmatko and Director General of Almaz-Antey Concern Vladislav Menshikov signed a memorandum on cooperation in building power facilities (including nuclear power plants).

The growing demand for electricity and new generating capacities is a serious challenge for all leading world machine builders.
Atomstroyexport seeks to promote Russian NPP projects in both Russia and abroad by developing innovative technologies, supporting research and involving highly developed defense and manufacturing companies in the nuclear power industry.

Almaz-Antey is one of the biggest companies of the world military industry. It is interested in developing its enterprises, enhancing their scientific-technical and economic potential and producing highly competitive technologies for the power sector (including nuclear power plants).

Atomstroyexport and Almaz-Antey have agreed to jointly implement investment projects in power engineering so as to foster the development of the leading enterprises of the defense industry and meeting the growing demand for electricity.