The Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria and Lake Turkana have been identified as the most optimal sites for the establishment of Kenya’s first nuclear power plant, local media reported. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is helping the East African nation’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) to identify the sites that would host the first nuclear plant in the country. “Currently, we have zeroed in at the coast along the Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria and Lake Turkana as the most ideal sites. Kenya aims to build a nuclear plant with a capacity of 1,000 MW, by 2027, to diversify its energy mix. Kenya Vision 2030 has identified energy as a key enabler for its realization and installation of nuclear energy will help the country attain the Big Four Agenda as well as realization of safe, reliable and effective energy.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2019 14:15 UTC