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Kigali Industrial Zone, Special Economic Zones, Eastern Province mining areas and Kigali Innovation City are among areas that will potentially benefit from reliable nuclear electricity. File
Economy

Nuclear energy plans open new opportunities for local businesses

Friday, October 02, 2026
Rwanda plans to build a specialised workforce of more than 230 nuclear professionals by 2028.
Energy

Rwanda targets 230 nuclear professionals by 2028

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
How a small modular reactor looks like. Rwanda is planning to establish such infrastructure to generate electricity from nuclear energy.

Minister reassures on safety of Rwanda’s nuclear energy plans

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
REG technicians work at a power substation in Bugesera. File.
Energy

New electricity sub-stations to boost supply to industrial parks

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Minister of State for Infrastructure Armand Zingiro speaks during the the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austrie. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda eyes nuclear tech to improve agriculture

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Nyabarongo II will become Rwanda's largest hydropower plant by installed capacity, surpassing the 28-megawatt Nyabarongo I with a capacity of 43.5 megawatts.
Energy

10 major projects shaping Rwanda’s energy future

Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB) has revised down the estimated cost of its planned Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) to about $500 million, down from an earlier estimate of $800 million.
Science

Cost of planned Bugesera nuclear science centre cut to $500 million

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
RAEB and IAEA officials visisting a site where the nuclear centre might be established in Bugesera. Photo credit, RAEB.
Energy

Bugesera could host Rwanda's nuclear science centre

Sunday, July 19, 2026
Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (C), Rwanda's ambassador to Russia, Joseph Nzabamwita (Left) and Rwanda Atomic Energy Board CEO Dr. Fidele Ndahayo during a meeting with Russian delegation in Moscow on June 29, 2026. Courtesy
Energy

Who will finance Rwanda's first small nuclear reactor?

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, and Kirill Komarov, First Deputy Director General of Rosatom, co-chair the inaugural Joint Coordination Committee meeting on peaceful nuclear cooperation.
Energy

What's next after Rwanda, Russia sign nuclear energy deal?

Monday, July 06, 2026
Zerbo (left) and Komarov speak during the meeting. Courtesy.
Energy

Rwanda, Russian nuclear firm sign roadmap on small modular reactors

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The New Times

Kigali’s nuclear moment: NEISA 2026 signals Africa’s nuclear ambitions

Saturday, May 23, 2026