Rosatom Discusses Potential Joint Renewable Energy Projects With Burkina Faso
19:16 09.10.2024 (Updated: 19:41 09.10.2024)
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This week, a delegation from Burkina Faso, led by the country's prime minister, is visiting Russia to participate in the Burkina Faso Economic Days forum. The event focuses on enhancing cooperation between the two nations and addressing challenges and opportunities for beneficial economic and trade partnerships.
The Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom discussed possible joint renewable energy projects with a Burkina Faso delegation in Moscow, the company reported.
"Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General for International Relations of the Rosatom, held a meeting with Yacouba Zabre Gouba, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso. The delegation arrived in Moscow to participate in the forum 'Economic Days of Burkina Faso in Russia'," the statement said.
During the meeting, "a detailed 'synchronization of watches' took place on the current and promising agenda of bilateral cooperation," and the development of nuclear infrastructure, ensuring public acceptability of nuclear energy, and training students from Burkina Faso in nuclear and related specialties were discussed.
"The vision of joint projects in the field of renewable energy was also discussed," Rosatom noted.
In June of this year, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024, Russia and Burkina Faso signed memoranda on the education and training of personnel in the field of nuclear energy, on the assessment and development of nuclear infrastructure, as well as on the formation of a positive public opinion regarding nuclear energy in this African country. The documents set out the framework conditions for cooperation in these areas in the interests of developing a national program for the peaceful use of atomic energy.
