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Africa Energy Headlines International

Kenya plans nuclear plant to diversify energy sources

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Kenya has allocated a coastal area to build its first nuclear plant, worth 3.9 billion dollars, in a bid to diversify its energy mix. The project is expected to generate 1000 MW, as part of a long-term strategy to reduce reliance on hydro-power and fossil fuel energy. Switch on is expected in 2034, despite rising […]
Africa Energy Headlines International

Ghana: US, Russia, France, China, Korea join race to build country’s first nuclear plant

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Ghana will decide by December which company will build its first nuclear power plant, choosing from contenders including French, US, Chinese, Russian and South Korean energy firms. Faced with power shortages, growing calls for environmentally friendly energy solutions and the vulnerability of hydropower to drought, Ghana has been one of the few African countries exploring […]
Egypt Energy Headlines

Egypt to receive permission in 2022 to build two nuclear plants for electricity generation

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Egypt is expected to receive, this year, the permission to build two nuclear plants for electricity generation.   Amjad Al-Wakeel, Chairman of Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plant Authority (NPPA), told Zawya the projects already in phases will be implemented in the second half of 2022. NPPA is coordinating with the contractor Rosatom of Russia to obtain […]