According to the Burkina Faso Information Agency (AIB), the authorities of Burkina Faso are prepared to offer privileges and immunities to experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to expedite the construction of their nuclear power plant.
The government of Burkina Faso has adopted a bill granting privileges and immunities to IAEA experts and officials who will stay in the country during the construction of its nuclear power plant. The bill will now be submitted to the National Assembly (the transitional legislative body) of Burkina Faso for approval.
As noted by AIB, Burkina Faso plans to build a nuclear power plant by 2030 to meet the growing demand for electricity, which is expected to triple in the coming years.
In late March 2024, the Russian state corporation Rosatom and the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Quarries of Burkina Faso signed a roadmap to establish cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy. The document outlines "specific steps for building the human resource capacity of the West African country in the field of peaceful nuclear energy, developing nuclear infrastructure, and fostering positive public opinion in Burkina Faso regarding nuclear power."
In 2023, Simon Pierre Boussim, the Minister of Energy, Mines, and Quarries of Burkina Faso, stated that his country aims to construct a nuclear power plant by 2030. Rosatom and the Ministry of Energy of Burkina Faso have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a nuclear power plant.
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Based on materials TASS