Programmes and agreements / prg-bh-bapco-smr-study

Bapco Energies study of a small modular nuclear plant for Bahrain

Semafor reported in July 2026, citing MEED, that Bahrain is studying whether to build a small modular nuclear power plant, led by state-owned Bapco Energies through its venture capital arm. This follows a July 2025 US-Bahrain nuclear cooperation memorandum. No plant decision, design or site is recorded.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

Bahrain

Participants and roles

• Host or customer: Bapco Energies

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

no units, design or site

Announced or first reported

Jul 2026

Status

Active
Study reported by MEED via Semafor, no plant decision.

Confidence

low

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Bahrain considers nuclear power option (reputable_press, published 21 Jul 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
• WNA Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries profile listing (directory_or_aggregator, accessed 2026-10-06)