# NuPEA Plan Targets 2034 Nuclear Plant in Kilifi and Kwale

> Goobjoog News reported on 2024-03-26 that NuPEA's strategic plan sets a 2034 target for Kenya's first nuclear plant, with no documented progress since.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
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## Key points

- Goobjoog News reported on 26 March 2024 that Kenya's Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) launched a strategic plan to guide construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
- The plan, NuPEA's 2023–2027 Strategic Plan, sets target dates including a plant by 2034 and a research reactor by the early 2030s, but contains no evidence of construction progress.
- The report does not establish what has happened since 26 March 2024; no contractor, financier, cost, or regulatory approval is named.

On 26 March 2024, Goobjoog News reported that Kenya's Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) had launched a strategic plan to guide the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant over the next five years.

The plan, which Goobjoog News identified as NuPEA's 2023–2027 Strategic Plan, lists six areas of focus: nuclear infrastructure development; stakeholder engagement and advocacy; energy research and innovation; energy capacity development; research reactor programme; and institutional sustainability.

According to Goobjoog News, the plan builds on the 2020–2025 Strategic Plan. NuPEA chairman Ezra Odhiambo, as quoted in the report, said the earlier plan led to the progression of Kenya's nuclear power development programme to phase II on the International Atomic Energy Agency's Milestone Approach. The new plan takes into account Kenya's national development agenda and environmental analysis, Goobjoog News reported.

Goobjoog News reported that under NuPEA, Kenya's first nuclear power plant is due to be constructed by 2034. A research reactor is to be commissioned by the early 2030s, the report said. The power plant is set to be constructed in the counties of Kilifi and Kwale in Coastal Kenya, according to the report, while land has been cordoned off 64km south of Nairobi at the Konza Technopolis technology hub for the research reactor.

The report presents two timelines without reconciling them: it states the plant is due to be constructed by 2034, but also says preparation for construction will begin in 2029, with operations commencing in 2030 or 2031. Goobjoog News reported both statements as official.

The report does not establish what has happened since 26 March 2024. It names no contractor, consultant, financier or funder for either project, gives no cost or budget figure, and records no licence or regulatory approval. It does not state who cordoned off the land at Konza Technopolis or provide evidence of land title or transfer.

All targets and proposals must be treated as plans, not completed facts. Goobjoog News's report is the sole source for the claims.

## Questions

### What is the proposed location of Kenya's first nuclear power plant?

According to Goobjoog News's 26 March 2024 report, the power plant is set to be constructed in the counties of Kilifi and Kwale in Coastal Kenya. However, no site-specific evidence is provided beyond that claim.

### What is the timeline for the nuclear power plant?

Goobjoog News reported that under NuPEA, the plant is due to be constructed by 2034. The same report says preparation for construction will begin in 2029, with operations commencing in 2030 or 2031. These statements are contradictory and not reconciled.

### Who is funding or building Kenya's nuclear power plant?

The report does not name any contractor, consultant, financier or funder for the nuclear power plant or the research reactor. No cost or budget figure is given.

## Sources

- [Kenya Sets out Plan for First Nuclear Power Plant](https://en.goobjoog.com/kenya-sets-out-plan-for-first-nuclear-power-plant/) — Goobjoog News, 2024-03-26