Putin and Ethiopia PM sign nuclear project Action Plan

The Kremlin announced that President Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and witnessed exchange of an Action Plan between the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation on the development of a nuclear power plant project in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

• Action: In the presence of Director General of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Gedion Timotheos, the parties exchanged an earlier signed Action Plan between State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation to develop a nuclear power plant project in Ethiopia. The text contains no financial figures or implementation timeline.
• Background & meeting details:
  • Date & time: September 25, 2025, 20:55; Location: The Kremlin, Moscow.
  • Agenda / context: Bilateral talks following participation by both leaders in the Global Atomic Forum earlier that day; Russian delegation included senior officials such as Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Deputy Chief of Staff Maxim Oreshkin, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, and Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina.