Programmes and agreements / prg-sn-nuclear-power-programme-smr

Senegal nuclear power programme focused on small modular reactors (launched September 2026)

At a national workshop opened on 7 September 2026, Senegal's energy minister declared that the political decision for nuclear power had been taken and that implementation would follow the IAEA's phased approach under the Sénégal 2050 agenda, with small modular reactors as the chosen route. A ministry presentation said three 300 MW SMRs could cover about 20% of national needs in 2050, no design, vendor, site or financing has been decided.

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

National plan

Countries concerned

Senegal

Participants and roles

• Government: Ministère de l'Énergie et du Pétrole (Senegal)
• Government: Autorité sénégalaise de radioprotection, de sûreté et de sécurité nucléaires (ARSN)
• Other participant: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Designs named

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Scale as stated

Ministry presentation: three 300 MW SMRs could cover about 20% of national needs in 2050 (illustrative), no units…

Announced or first reported

7 Sep 2026

Status

Active
Programme launch under the IAEA Milestones Approach, no design, vendor, site or financing

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

• Énergie nucléaire au Sénégal : « La décision politique est prise, passons à l'action » (reputable_press, published 7 Sep 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
• Souveraineté énergétique : Le Sénégal fait recours au nucléaire, entre expertise locale et soutien de l'AIEA (reputable_press, published 7 Sep 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
• WNA Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries profile listing (directory_or_aggregator, accessed 2026-10-06)