Sudan’s atomic energy agency has announced plans to build a four-reactor nuclear power plant. Agency head Mohamed Ahmed Hassan el-Tayeb told Reuters that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would help build a research reactor and power plant, expert training, and feasibility studies.
The plant, which could be completed by 2030, would cost up to $6 billion with each reactor producing between 300 MW to 600 MW per year. el-Tayeb said there was a long way to go before Sudan realized its nuclear dream, adding that the country signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty which entitles it to the peaceful application of nuclear technology. He said he hoped to enter bids for equipment and technology within five years, and for construction to commence in 15 years.
"Now around 20% of the country has electricity — we need to reach 80% by 2020," el-Tayeb said, adding they would also be developing dams for hydropower, biofuels from ethanol, solar power, and wind power.
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