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Nigeria will get its first nuclear energy plant by the mid 2020s.

The President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (Nigatom), Simon Pesco Mallam, made the disclosure at the just-concluded 2018 AtomExpo in Sochi, Russia.

Mallam told The Guardian exclusively: "We have a roadmap and that is by the mid 2020s. We hope we can get a commercial plant and add three more in five to 10 years."

As to whether Nigeria would be partnering with Russia or not, he said: "We have a good agreement with Russia, but we have not signed any contractual agreements yet. We have signed operational agreements, project development agreements, but not any commercial contractual agreements."

On when the deal could become reality, he said: "I can't give a particular time, so you don't come back and say I promised you so and so date. But just know that it is in the works, and in a few years, we will all see the results."

Mallam refuted reports that Nigeria had signed multi-billion dollar agreements. "Some newspapers (not The Guardian) have been claiming that we signed a $20 billion contract with Russia. But I want to tell you categorically that this is not true. We have only cooperation agreement with Russia, and we are hoping that if all works well, we would develop the infrastructure and eventually sign a contractual agreement with them. But we are not closing our doors to other partners that may be interested and are ready to work with them. If we work with Russia, fine. But if we need to work with others, we are fine with that as well," he said.

Mallam's rebuttal was of the story that Nigeria in October 2017 signed a deal with Russia for the construction of two nuclear power plants. It claimed: Nigeria began talks with Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, in April 2015 to collaborate on design, construction and operation of four nuclear power plants by 2035, the first of which will be in operation by 2025. In June 2015, Nigeria selected two sites for the planned construction of the nuclear plants. Neither the Nigerian government nor Rosatom would disclose the specific locations of the sites, but it is believed that the plants would be sited in the states of Akwa Ibom and Kogi.

Nuclear energy is the future for Nigeria, said Mallam. "Power generation is still very poor in the country, and even gas that was touted as better has now become problematic. We can't supply gas to our IPPs and gas pipes are being sabotaged daily. We need to move from the former way of doing things into the future," he added.
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We should put infrastructure in place than all this vision vision and vision


We are not matured for that

When we start thinking normal we can do that

Nuclear plant in this shithole country, I reject it.

Nigerian government ve made more visions than prophets at the end they will deliver a half project and keep pushing the deadline till the vision becomes so obsolete.

Laughing in Congo We need steady Power supply first and nobody should waste our scarce resources on another white elephant project.

Nu what? Laughing in Swahili

That plants would be good in Kaduna.

Like i said before on another thread during the time of GEJ , Nigeria does not need Nuclear plants at this point in time , When you successfully build working refineries for our crude , then generate enough revenue , but then Nigeria is not ready to go nuclear , one mistake and a whole state may be wiped out forever

Furthermore , Depending on where the plant is sited , there could be saboteurs trying to wreck havoc on people from other states , weve had avengers blowing up pipelines and sorts

I want all Nigerian youths to stand against this plan, Nigeria is not mature enough to run nuclear energy

HtwoOw:
Like i said before on another thread during the time of GEJ , Nigeria does not need Nuclear plants at this point in time , When you successfully build working refineries for our crude , then generate enough revenue , but then Nigeria is not ready to go nuclear , one mistake and a whole state may be wiped out forever

A scholar said,"If Christopher Columbus was afraid of leaving the shores of his land then he would not have discovered continents"

Let's start first. Its not bad to dream

What a stupid decision.

When the world is going into renewable energy and they are paying citizens for selling back the power generated from their home back to the power station. that's when we want to go into Nuclear.


We have vision less cultists governing us that's why

It's not about being afraid, you know the country we live in , When the time is right it will be done

Colombus didn't start exploring the world with just a ship and his compass , he was prepared, he was ready and he set out on his quest

Okoroawusa:
A scholar said,"If Christopher Columbus was afraid of leaving the shores of his land then he would not have discovered continents"

Let's start first. Its not bad to dream