AfrPowerOS country record
Niger's nuclear & energy program
Niger's nuclear power program status: Exploring . Confidence-labelled, cited records on capacity, grid targets, regulators, vendors and key events, from the open AfrPowerOS dataset.
Niger — key facts
- CountryNiger
- RegionWest Africa
- Program statusExploring — Early-stage assessment, no commitment yet
- Commercial reactors operating0
- Commercial reactors under construction0
- RegulatorAutorité de Régulation et de Sûreté Nucléaires (ARSN)
- Implementing agencyMinistry of Energy
- AgreementsRussia-Niger MoU on nuclear energy cooperation (2025)
- ConfidenceVerified
- Last verified2026-08-16
Summary
Major uranium producer. Signed an MoU with Russia's Rosatom (July 2025) to cooperate on peaceful use of nuclear energy, including power generation and nuclear medicine, and on joint training. The ARSN was created by law in 2016 as the nuclear safety and security regulator. No power programme decision.
Key events
- 2025-07Russia and Niger sign MoU on nuclear energy cooperation source
Sources
- https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/russia-niger-mou-on-nuclear-energy-cooperation
- https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/2025-08/niger-national-report-8rm.pdf
Related countries
Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Togo
Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.