AfrPowerOS country record
Zimbabwe's nuclear & energy program
Zimbabwe's nuclear power program status: Exploring . Confidence-labelled, cited records on capacity, grid targets, regulators, vendors and key events, from the open AfrPowerOS dataset.
Zimbabwe — key facts
- CountryZimbabwe
- RegionSouthern Africa
- Program statusExploring — Early-stage assessment, no commitment yet
- Commercial reactors operating0
- Commercial reactors under construction0
- RegulatorRadiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ)
- Implementing agencyMinistry of Energy and Power Development
- VendorsKHNP (i-SMR evaluation MoU)
- AgreementsZimbabwe-KHNP MoU on i-SMR deployment evaluation (2025)
- ConfidenceVerified
- Last verified2026-08-16
Summary
Signed an MoU (Aug 2025) with South Korea's KHNP to evaluate deployment of the i-SMR small modular reactor, including a preliminary feasibility study by the Centre for Education, Innovation Research and Development. Energy minister statements (2026) suggest nuclear within a decade. Early stage; no IAEA milestone engagement reported.
Key events
- 2025-08Zimbabwe and KHNP sign MoU to evaluate i-SMR deployment source
Sources
- https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/zimbabwe-to-evaluate-deployment-of-korean-smr
- https://www.rpaz.co.zw/
Related countries
South Africa, Zambia, Eswatini
Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.