Uganda plans six-reactor Russian nuclear power plant
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Uganda plans, with Russia, a six-reactor nuclear power plant, according to Ugandan Minister of State Harriet Ntabazi. Ugandan representatives and Rosatom have signed a roadmap to develop the project, which was announced during BRICS Construction Week in Kazan.
Uganda plans a six-reactor nuclear power plant as part of its cooperation with Russia. Ugandan Minister of State for Lands Harriet Ntabazi announced the project during a plenary session of BRICS Construction Week in Kazan, according to Seneweb.
Representatives of Uganda and Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear company, have signed a roadmap to develop the plant, according to Seneweb. In January 2025, Rosatom’s chief executive had already said the two countries were examining plans to build a nuclear power plant in Uganda.
Uganda began preparing the project as early as 2024. Energy Minister Okaasai Sidronius Opolot had then said the government was planning to choose a site and studying uranium deposits, while Foreign Affairs Minister Abubaker Jeje Odongo had mentioned a future nuclear agreement with Russia, according to Seneweb.
