AfrPowerOS country record
Nigeria's nuclear & energy program
Nigeria's nuclear power program status: Preparing (IAEA milestone phase 2). Confidence-labelled, cited records on capacity, grid targets, regulators, vendors and key events, from the open AfrPowerOS dataset.
Nigeria — key facts
- CountryNigeria
- RegionWest Africa
- Program statusPreparing — Infrastructure development before procurement
- IAEA milestone phasePhase 2 — Ready to invite bids / negotiate a contract
- Commercial reactors operating0
- Commercial reactors under construction0
- Planned capacity4.0 GW
- Research reactorNIRR-1 (miniature neutron source reactor)
- RegulatorNigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)
- Implementing agencyNigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC)
- AgreementsChina-Nigeria nuclear cooperation MoU (2024); IAEA technical cooperation programme
- Electricity access60.0%
- Installed capacity13000.0 MW
- ConfidenceVerified
- Last verified2026-08-16
Summary
Large grid with low access (~60%). Completed Phase 1 of IAEA milestones (2009); in Phase 2. Renewed SMR interest with vendors and IAEA in 2025; no final procurement decision.
Key events
- 2025Nigeria explores small modular reactor deployment with IAEA and vendors source
- 2024China and Nigeria sign nuclear cooperation MoU source
Claims and confidence labels
- program_statusPreparingVerifiedobserved 2025 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- iaea_milestone_phase2Verifiedobserved 2023 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- commercial_reactors_operating0Verifiedobserved 2025 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- commercial_reactors_under_construction0Verifiedobserved 2025 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- capacity_gw_planned4.0Verifiedobserved 2025 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- research_reactorNIRR-1 (miniature neutron source reactor)Verifiedobserved 2023 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- agreementsChina-Nigeria nuclear cooperation MoU (2024)Verifiedobserved 2024-09 · verified 2026-08-16 source
Sources
Related countries
Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Togo
Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.