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[Industry] Building nuclear partnership with Kenya

From 30 August to 3 September, Kenya senior officials including Hon. Charles Cheruiyot Keter, Cabinet Secretary of Kenya Ministry of Energy & Petroleum, senior officials of Kenya National Assembly, Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board(KNEB), and other policy makers participated in “Korea-Kenya Nuclear Cooperation Program” organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Korea(MOTIE) and KNA.

The program provided (1) A nuclear energy seminar session (2) Visits to Korean nuclear power plant related organizations such as Korea Radioactive Waste Agency(KORAD), KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School(KINGS), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.(KHNP), and Doosan Heavy Industries. During the visit, delegation expressed an interest especially on Korean nuclear preparatory works, construction process, human resource management, and Doosan Heavy Industries’ Forging, Turbine, and Nuclear Shop facilities.

On 3 September, East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya signed a Nuclear Energy Cooperation MOU with KEPCO, KNA, and KINGS to cooperate on the construction of nuclear projects and sharing expertise to develop nuclear energy. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Charles Keter, Energy Cabinet Secretary and In-ho Lee, Deputy Minister for Trade.

KNEB stated that “This partnership is expected to enable Kenya obtain expertise from Korea by way of capacity building, specialized training and skills development for its nuclear power programme. Kenya will obtain firsthand knowledge of Korean nuclear power technology.”

Kenya aims to add nuclear electricity generation by 2027 and its plan have received a boost following the signing of partnership agreement with KEPCO.