AfrPowerOS country record
Rwanda's nuclear & energy program
Rwanda'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.
Rwanda — key facts
- CountryRwanda
- RegionEast 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
- First grid target2030
- RegulatorRwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB)
- Implementing agencyRwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB) / Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA)
- VendorsDual Fluid Energy, Rosatom
- AgreementsRussia-Rwanda agreement on nuclear energy cooperation (2025); Rwanda-Dual Fluid Energy agreement (2024)
- Electricity access75.0%
- ConfidenceVerified
- Last verified2026-09-23
Summary
Advanced the furthest of the IAEA Phase 2 countries in East Africa. Completed IAEA INIR Phase 2 review with a follow-up mission (March 2026). Signed a phased roadmap with Russia (2025) targeting an initial nuclear phase by ~2030 and a first-of-kind Dual Fluid Energy reactor feasibility study due ~June 2026. No procurement decision made.
Key events
- 2026-03IAEA INIR Phase 2 follow-up mission conducted in Rwanda source
- 2025-09IAEA updates on Rwanda's Phase 2 nuclear infrastructure development source
- 2025Russia and Rwanda launch joint coordination committee; phased roadmap signed source
- 2024Rwanda and Dual Fluid Energy sign agreement for dual-fluid reactor demonstration source
Claims and confidence labels
- program_statusPreparingVerifiedobserved 2026-03 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- iaea_milestone_phase2Verifiedobserved 2026-03 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- commercial_reactors_operating0Verifiedobserved 2026-03 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- commercial_reactors_under_construction0Verifiedobserved 2026-03 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- first_grid_target_year2030Inferenceobserved 2026-07 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- vendorsDual Fluid Energy, RosatomVerifiedobserved 2023-09 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- agreementsRussia-Rwanda agreement on nuclear energy cooperation (2025), Rwanda-Dual Fluid Energy agreement (2024)Verifiedobserved 2026-07 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- electricity_access_pct75.0Verifiedobserved 2024-03 · verified 2026-08-16 source
- installed_capacity_mwn/aVerifiedobserved 2026-03 · verified 2026-08-16 source
Sources
- https://www.iaea.org
- https://www.iaea.org/services/review-missions/inir
- https://www.world-nuclear-news.org
- https://www.raeb.gov.rw
- https://www.reg.rw
Related countries
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.