Russia is the only country with an active floating nuclear power plant, moored since 2020 in the isolated region of Chukotka. Moscow also hopes to build a future fleet of these installations to supply difficult-to-access regions such as the Arctic.
Russia says it is ready to supply Africa with electricity using floating nuclear power plants, at affordable prices, citing projects with four countries on the continent, including Egypt.
This new energy offensive is part of the Kremlin's desire to strengthen its economic influence in Africa.
“And this is precisely the area where we are ready to supply electricity today from floating nuclear power plants,” said the Russian representative, emphasizing that 38 of the 54 African countries have access to the sea. Such an initiative would offer these countries energy with “minimal influence of external factors on electricity prices,” he assured.
A new energy offensive which is part of the Kremlin's desire to strengthen its economic influence in Africa.
Moscow hopes to build a future fleet of floating nuclear power plants to supply hard-to-reach regions such as the Arctic.