Togo endorses global Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy
Issued Thursday 8 September 2026
At World Nuclear Symposium 2026, the Republic of Togo announced its accession to the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050. Thirty-nine nations are now committed to expanding nuclear energy’s role in delivering clean, secure, and affordable energy systems.
HE Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, President of the Council of the Republic of Togo made the announcement during his opening keynote address, saying: "The continent has enormous development ambitions of industrialization, improved healthcare systems, organized agriculture, digital infrastructure development and urbanization. All of this requires reliable, affordable and increasingly clean energy."
"Togo sees nuclear science and technology as part of its broader development and energy security agenda."
"Success of nuclear energy deployments will depend on capable institutions, a skilled workforce, predictable regulatory systems, public trust, strong industrial participation and financing. Financing remains one of the most important obstacles to nuclear deployment in Africa."
Dr Sama Bilbao y León, Director General of World Nuclear Association, welcomed the announcement, and praised Togo’s commitment saying “We are honoured, to hear from a leader whose country is positioning itself at the vanguard of the energy transition.”
Bilbao y León highlighted that Togo will host the next Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA) in Lomé from 1-3 June 2027, saying: “I am looking forward to the new momentum in West Africa as Togo takes up the mantle to host the next Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa, and to share this vision for continental collaboration, regulatory excellence and deployment of clean energy infrastructure including nuclear.”
The opening sessions of World Nuclear Symposium also included remarks from Arsenio Antonio Domínguez Velasco, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, and Lord Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman of Foster + Partners.
Read the full highlights from day one of the World Nuclear Symposium executive programme here: world-nuclear.org/news-and-media/association-news/highlights-from-executive-plenary-day-one
Notes to Editors
The Declaration is now endorsed by 39 countries, including: Armenia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kosovo, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Republic of Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The World Nuclear Outlook Report projects that global nuclear capacity could reach 1457 GWe by 2050, exceeding the 1200 GW target set in the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, if government targets are met. This assessment includes plans for continued and extended operation of existing reactors, completion of those under construction, and realization of planned and proposed projects, alongside national capacity targets.
Many of the world’s largest financial institutions and major energy users have joined this coalition of the ambitious in support of the nuclear industry pledge to at least triple global nuclear capacity by 2050.