(MENAFN) Kenya will embark on an ambitious project to build its first nuclear power plant by 2034, Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has announced. The plant, with an expected capacity of 1,000 megawatts and an estimated cost of €3.5 billion, will be built on the Indian Ocean coast. This development comes ahead of the upcoming US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in Nairobi. The proposed plant has sparked considerable controversy, with activists and local residents raising concerns about its potential environmental impact.
The move follows previous agreements, notably one with China in 2015, that aimed to build a nuclear power plant by 2025 – a goal that has not been realized. The new project is part of Kenya’s broader strategy to increase its energy generation capacity, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and create jobs. Mudavadi stressed Kenya’s commitment to promoting clean energy technologies and highlighted the role of nuclear energy in the country’s sustainable energy plans. Currently, Kenya generates about 90 percent of its energy from renewable sources such as geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind power, and has set a goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.
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