Nuclear energy is at the top of the list of offerings by Russia at the Russia-Africa Summit. Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear engineering company, held meetings on the sidelines of the summit with various countries to review ongoing programs and new agreements.

At the top of the list is The El-Dabaa nuclear power plant (NPP) in Egypt, whose four 1,200-megawatt reactors will be completed on schedule. Discussions for adding a fifth and sixth reactor are underway. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting with the top executives of Rosatom on the sidelines of the Summit.

For the vast majority of the countries, there are a lot of hurdles to cross before they can even think about issuing a tender for an NPP. This included passing the necessary legislation, the creation of an Atomic Energy Commission, and training of operators and engineers. The only other African country that is prepared to issue a tender is South Africa, which already operates an NPP. For most of the countries of Africa building an NPP is a real science driver and Rosatom is preparing to take countries through the process.

Russia has offered floating nuclear power stations that would be built in Russia and operated by Russian technicians and returned to Russia for refueling and maintenance; which would be able to bypass some of the hurdles, and presumably use them as training centers.

Pravda[[(https://burkina-faso.news-pravda.com/en/russia/2026/10/30/8690html summarized agreements that are in place, or under discussion and discussed at the summit, as follows:

*Ethiopia has signed a . Roadmap for 2026-2027, preparation for site selection for an NPP.