Russia and Uganda Sign Roadmap to Advance Nuclear Power Construction

Recently, according to relevant foreign media reports, Rosatom of Russia and Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development signed a roadmap for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Moscow. The two sides will establish a joint working group to assess Uganda's nuclear infrastructure and advance negotiations on an engineering survey contract for the Nakasongola nuclear power plant site.

It is reported that the agreement was jointly signed by Nikolay·Spassky, Deputy Director General of Rosatom, and Irene·Batebe, Permanent Secretary of Uganda's Ministry of Energy. Alexey·Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated that the cooperation will deeply integrate site surveys with the training of local nuclear energy professionals and capacity building in Uganda, comprehensively supporting the country's nuclear energy development.

According to the Uganda Vision 2040 Roadmap, Uganda plans to build four large nuclear power plants in Buyende, Nakasongola, Kiruhura and Lamwo. Ugandan President Yoweri·Museveni has previously stated explicitly that through cooperation with Russia and South Korea, the country will strive to achieve a nuclear power installed capacity target of up to 24 GW by 2040, in order to thoroughly resolve the electricity bottleneck constraining its industrialization development.

The roadmap signed this time marks that Uganda has taken a substantive step in introducing advanced international nuclear power technology. With Russia's comprehensive involvement in personnel training, safety regulatory frameworks and site surveys, nuclear energy application and clean energy transition in Uganda and even the East African region are ushering in a new stage of development.