IRNA - Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Saturday that construction of the new nuclear power plants in Bushehr help save some two million barrels of oil per year.

About 10 billion US dollars have been allocated for construction of the two nuclear power plants, which is regarded as the biggest industrial project in the country, Salehi said.

Russian experts are now involved in the construction of the two new nuclear power plants, he said.