Rosatom says 9 African countries have shown considerable interest in its floating nuclear power plant technology, following the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow attended by representatives of about 50 countries. Rosatom is discussing large-scale nuclear plants with Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia and Egypt, and is in detailed talks on floating plants with Egypt, Tanzania, Togo and Namibia. Russia is currently the only country operating a floating nuclear power plant, Akademik Lomonosov, which has run commercially since 2020; Africa has only one operating nuclear plant, Koeberg in South Africa, while Rosatom is building El Dabaa in Egypt with 4 reactors. The two sides are also discussing expanding El Dabaa to 6 reactors.
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