Nuclear power accounted for just above one percent of total electricity generation in Africa in 2022. In a low case scenario, nuclear share is expected to more than double by 2030 and decrease to two percent by 2050. In the high case scenario, projections show a steady increase in the share of nuclear electricity generation, reaching over four percent of total electricity production in Africa by 2050.
According to the source, the low case scenario assumes that current market, technology, and resource trends will continue; few additional changes in laws, policies, and regulations concerning nuclear power will be made. No assumptions concerning targets for nuclear power are made.
The high case scenario takes into account existing policies as well as publicized intentions of individual countries regarding expansion of nuclear power use. While more ambitious, the high case projections are still plausible and technically feasible.
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IAEA. (September 14, 2023). Projected nuclear share of electricity generation in Africa in 2022 with forecast until 2050, by scenario [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336622/africa-nuclear-share-of-electricity-production-forecast/
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