Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant
The Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant showcases the cooperation in nuclear energy development between the Chinese and Russian governments as part of a wider move to boost mutual political trust, expand economic and trade partnership, and strengthen strategic cooperation. The construction of Unit 1 at Tianwan with Russian VVER-1000 technology kicked off on October 20, 1999. Unit 4 became commercially operational on December 22, 2018, marking the completion of the first and second phases of the project, hailed by Chinese President Xi Jinping as "a model of Sino-Russian nuclear energy cooperation".
An intergovernmental protocol and a framework contract on the construction of units 7 and 8 at Tianwan were signed on June 8, 2018, witnessed by the heads of state of China and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony of a new bilateral nuclear energy cooperation project, via video link on May 19, 2021.
田湾核电站
田湾核电站是中俄两国政府加深政治互信、发展经济贸易、加强国际战略协作，共同推动中俄两国核能合作的标志性工程。 1999年 10月 20日，采用俄罗斯 VVER-1000技术建设的田湾核电站 1号机组开工建设； 2018年 12月 22日，4号机组投入商业运行，标志着田湾核电站一、二期工程全面建成，被习近平誉为“中俄核能合作典范项目”。
2018年 6月 8日，在中俄两国元首共同见证下，中俄签署了包括有关合作建设田湾核电站 7号和 8号机组的政府间议定书和框架合同。 2021年 5月 19日，习近平主席在北京通过视频连线，同俄罗斯总统普京共同见证两国新的核能合作项目开工仪式。