By URN<\/p>\n
The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Matthias Schauer, has advised against plans by Uganda to invest in nuclear power plants.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Schauer joins a number of local and international experts who have advised Uganda against plans to put up 2000-megawatt nuclear.<\/p>\n
Schauer, whose country continues to support Uganda\u2019s clean energy projects and policies said nuclear power generation is not only costly but environmentally sensitive.<\/p>\n
He was speaking at the launch of the Energy Policy for Uganda 2023 at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala.<\/p>\n
He said the plans to put nuclear power plants seem not to fit in the goals of the new policy.<\/p>\n
According to the ambassador, Uganda is envied by industrial nations including Germany for its abundant hydropower and huge potential for solar power.<\/p>\n
Germany stopped producing any electricity from its nuclear power plant in April this year.<\/p>\n
He said Germany shut down its nuclear power plants for fear of disasters like the Chornobyl disaster in 1986 and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.<\/p>\n
The Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary m, Irene Bateebe last year indicated that Uganda needs nine billion dollars to put up a nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n
But the Ambassador says putting up a nuclear power plant costs between 15-20 billion dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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