Uganda is reviewing its potential to produce uranium to support its plans for 24,000 MW of nuclear capacity as it moves to diversify its sources of electricity and accelerate its energy transition, a key part of its climate change response.
Phiona Nyamutoro, the central African nation’s minister of state for energy and mineral development, said Uganda’s plans to develop nuclear power plants will require nuclear fuel.
“To this effect, uranium exploration is ongoing in the country with the aim of discovering uranium deposits for sustainable nuclear fuel supply,” she said on social media.