- The Director General of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) will speak at the Paris Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum this May.
- South Africa is currently the only country with an operational nuclear power plant on the African continent.
Director General of the World Nuclear Association (WNA), Dr Sama Bilbao y León, will speak at the Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris this May. The Director General of the World Nuclear Association will focus on unpacking unprecedented opportunities in Africa’s energy sector.
The WNA is an international organization that promotes nuclear power. Its goal is to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. South Africa is currently the only country with an operational nuclear power plant on the African continent.
This also includes the 1,860 MW Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, which accounts for approximately 5 per cent of power generation. Last December, South Africa country’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced plans to procure 2,500 MW of additional nuclear capacity and is seeking bids to commission new projects.
After discovering large uranium deposits in eastern Uganda, the East African nation is forming a joint venture with South Korea and Russia to construct two nuclear power facilities totalling 15,000 MW.
Furthermore, Burkina Faso is partnering with Russia’s Rosatom to construct a nuclear power plant, while Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have also signed agreements with Russia to cooperate on nuclear technology and infrastructure development. Moreover, Rwanda is developing a nuclear reactor pilot project in-country, which is expected to be operational by 2026.