Burkina Faso's government signed a memorandum with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant aimed at covering "the energy needs of the population."
"Rosatom State Corporation and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy," Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom revealed.
The document was signed by the Deputy Director General of Rosatom Nikolay Spassky and the Burkinabe Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries Simon-Pierre Boussim.
"The memorandum is the first document in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy signed by the two states. It creates a basis for establishing cooperation in a wide range of areas, including approaches to the creation of nuclear generation, non-energy applications of nuclear energy in industry, agriculture and medicine, the development of nuclear infrastructure in Burkina Faso and raising public awareness about nuclear technologies," the company's statement read.
On October 12, Boussim, speaking at the REW, noted that Burkina Faso expects to build a nuclear power plant in the country by 2030.
Along with Burkina Faso, Rosatom develops cooperation with other African states, including Zimbabwe and Burundi, with whom the company signed agreements on collaboration in the field of use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
Delivering a speech at the REW, Russian President Vladimir Putin underlined that the country's nuclear industry and Rosatom is second to none.