Russian technology may speed up linking of nuclear power to Kenya’s national grid

Kenya is likely to benefit from technology that allows for faster link-up of nuclear power to the national electricity grid under an agreement with Russia’s state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom.

The technology, known as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) can be deployed on a need-to-basis where the existing grid infrastructure is not yet robust or lacks the capacity to meet local demand.