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Sh36.7bn nuclear reactor: Kenya picks NuPEA to steer Konza project

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24 October 2026

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Fusion42 · 24 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Kenya has appointed the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) as the operating body for the 10 MW thermal Kenya Nuclear Research Reactor to be built at Konza Technopolis, advancing its nuclear research programme and capacity building. The project is at Phase Two of the IAEA framework aimed at preparing for construction and supporting wider national nuclear ambitions, including future commercial nuclear power development.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Kenya's step to control nuclear research reactor development signals a local demand for homegrown nuclear expertise and infrastructure. You are seeing a direct path to build or supply specialised products, training, and services linked to nuclear science in East Africa.

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