Kenya Is on Track to Start Construction on its First Nuclear Power Plant by 2027
A nuclear power plant with four cooling towers emitting steam into the sky, highlighting energy production and environmental impact.
Officials say electricity generation will begin 2034, officials from the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) said at a parliamentary hearing last week. While Kenya has been laying the groundwork for nuclear energy for several years, the realism of the timeline for construction is questionable, given that it is yet to complete detailed plans or select a contractor for the project. And the country’s nuclear ambitions remain controversial. In a statement following NuPEA’s latest update, environmental campaign group Greenpeace warned that the plans risked damaging the coastal environmental and pointed to a lack of policies for managing nuclear war.