diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts
index 7797000d39884..581d4673cf5da 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import { E2eTestRunner, UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
 describe('federate-module', () => {
   let schema: Schema = {
     name: 'my-federated-module',
-    remote: 'my-remote',
-    path: 'apps/my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts',
-    remoteDirectory: 'apps/my-remote',
+    remote: 'myremote',
+    path: 'apps/myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts',
+    remoteDirectory: 'apps/myremote',
   };
 
   describe('no remote', () => {
@@ -29,32 +29,32 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
 
       const projects = getProjects(tree);
 
-      expect(projects.get('my-remote').root).toEqual('apps/my-remote');
+      expect(projects.get('myremote').root).toEqual('apps/myremote');
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-remote/module-federation.config.ts')).toBe(
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/myremote/module-federation.config.ts')).toBe(
         true
       );
 
       const content = tree.read(
-        'apps/my-remote/module-federation.config.ts',
+        'apps/myremote/module-federation.config.ts',
         'utf-8'
       );
       expect(content).toContain(
-        `'./my-federated-module': 'apps/my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
+        `'./my-federated-module': 'apps/myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
       );
 
       const tsconfig = JSON.parse(tree.read('tsconfig.base.json', 'utf-8'));
       expect(
-        tsconfig.compilerOptions.paths['my-remote/my-federated-module']
-      ).toEqual(['apps/my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
+        tsconfig.compilerOptions.paths['myremote/my-federated-module']
+      ).toEqual(['apps/myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
     });
   });
 
   describe('with remote', () => {
     const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({ layout: 'apps-libs' });
     let remoteSchema: remoteSchma = {
-      name: 'my-remote',
-      directory: 'my-remote',
+      name: 'myremote',
+      directory: 'myremote',
       e2eTestRunner: E2eTestRunner.Cypress,
       skipFormat: true,
       linter: Linter.EsLint,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
       );
 
       expect(content).not.toContain(
-        `'./my-federated-module': 'apps/my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
+        `'./my-federated-module': 'apps/myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
       );
 
       await federateModuleGenerator(tree, {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
         'utf-8'
       );
       expect(content).toContain(
-        `'./my-federated-module': 'apps/my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
+        `'./my-federated-module': 'apps/myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
       );
 
       const tsconfig = JSON.parse(tree.read('tsconfig.base.json', 'utf-8'));
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
         tsconfig.compilerOptions.paths[
           `${remoteSchema.name}/my-federated-module`
         ]
-      ).toEqual(['apps/my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
+      ).toEqual(['apps/myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts
index 1c2458d0b0fa4..5a073f79e0f9e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts
@@ -443,4 +443,19 @@ describe('MF Remote App Generator', () => {
     const packageJson = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
     expect(packageJson).toEqual(initialPackageJson);
   });
+
+  it('should error when an invalid remote name is passed to the remote generator', async () => {
+    const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({ layout: 'apps-libs' });
+
+    await expect(
+      generateTestRemoteApplication(tree, {
+        directory: 'test/my-remote',
+      })
+    ).rejects.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      [Error: Invalid remote name: my-remote. Remote project names must:
+      - Start with a letter, dollar sign ($) or underscore (_)
+      - Followed by any valid character (letters, digits, underscores, or dollar signs)
+      The regular expression used is ^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z_$0-9]*$.]
+    `);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
index f8c8f4197275c..723f4b4143e0f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   formatFiles,
   getProjects,
   runTasksInSerial,
+  stripIndents,
   Tree,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import {
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ export async function remote(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
       directory: options.directory,
     });
 
+  const REMOTE_NAME_REGEX = '^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z_$0-9]*$';
+  const remoteNameRegex = new RegExp(REMOTE_NAME_REGEX);
+  if (!remoteNameRegex.test(remoteProjectName)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      stripIndents`Invalid remote name: ${remoteProjectName}. Remote project names must:
+       - Start with a letter, dollar sign ($) or underscore (_)
+       - Followed by any valid character (letters, digits, underscores, or dollar signs)
+      The regular expression used is ${REMOTE_NAME_REGEX}.`
+    );
+  }
   const port = options.port ?? findNextAvailablePort(tree);
 
   const appInstallTask = await applicationGenerator(tree, {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts
index 1f784206cb430..cf42d76f65f9c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/federate-module/federate-module.spec.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
   let tree: Tree;
   let schema: Schema = {
     name: 'my-federated-module',
-    remote: 'my-remote',
-    remoteDirectory: 'my-remote',
-    path: 'my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts',
+    remote: 'myremote',
+    remoteDirectory: 'myremote',
+    path: 'myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts',
     style: 'css',
     skipFormat: true,
     bundler: 'webpack',
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
 
   beforeAll(() => {
     tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
-    tree.write('my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts', ''); // Ensure that the file exists
+    tree.write('myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts', ''); // Ensure that the file exists
   });
   describe('no remote', () => {
     it('should generate a remote and e2e', async () => {
@@ -41,27 +41,27 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
 
       const projects = getProjects(tree);
 
-      expect(projects.get('my-remote').root).toEqual('my-remote');
-      expect(projects.get('my-remote-e2e').root).toEqual('my-remote-e2e');
+      expect(projects.get('myremote').root).toEqual('myremote');
+      expect(projects.get('myremote-e2e').root).toEqual('myremote-e2e');
     });
 
     it('should contain an entry for the new path for module federation', async () => {
       await federateModuleGenerator(tree, schema);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('my-remote/module-federation.config.ts')).toBe(true);
+      expect(tree.exists('myremote/module-federation.config.ts')).toBe(true);
 
       const content = tree.read(
-        'my-remote/module-federation.config.ts',
+        'myremote/module-federation.config.ts',
         'utf-8'
       );
       expect(content).toContain(
-        `'./my-federated-module': 'my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
+        `'./my-federated-module': 'myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
       );
 
       const tsconfig = JSON.parse(tree.read('tsconfig.base.json', 'utf-8'));
       expect(
-        tsconfig.compilerOptions.paths['my-remote/my-federated-module']
-      ).toEqual(['my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
+        tsconfig.compilerOptions.paths['myremote/my-federated-module']
+      ).toEqual(['myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
     });
 
     it('should error when invalid path is provided', async () => {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
       );
 
       expect(content).not.toContain(
-        `'./my-federated-module': 'my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
+        `'./my-federated-module': 'myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
       );
 
       await federateModuleGenerator(tree, {
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ describe('federate-module', () => {
         'utf-8'
       );
       expect(content).toContain(
-        `'./my-federated-module': 'my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
+        `'./my-federated-module': 'myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts'`
       );
 
       const tsconfig = JSON.parse(tree.read('tsconfig.base.json', 'utf-8'));
       expect(
         tsconfig.compilerOptions.paths[`${schema.remote}/my-federated-module`]
-      ).toEqual(['my-remote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
+      ).toEqual(['myremote/src/my-federated-module.ts']);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/remote/__snapshots__/remote.rspack.spec.ts.snap b/packages/react/src/generators/remote/__snapshots__/remote.rspack.spec.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..31c7933533f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/remote/__snapshots__/remote.rspack.spec.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files 1`] = `
+"const { composePlugins, withNx, withReact } = require('@nx/rspack');
+const { withModuleFederation } = require('@nx/rspack/module-federation');
+
+const baseConfig = require('./module-federation.config');
+
+const config = {
+  ...baseConfig,
+};
+
+// Nx plugins for rspack to build config object from Nx options and context.
+/**
+ * DTS Plugin is disabled in Nx Workspaces as Nx already provides Typing support Module Federation
+ * The DTS Plugin can be enabled by setting dts: true
+ * Learn more about the DTS Plugin here: https://module-federation.io/configure/dts.html
+ */
+module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), withReact(), withModuleFederation(config, { dts: false }));
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files 2`] = `"module.exports = require('./rspack.config');"`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files 3`] = `
+"module.exports = {
+   name: 'test',
+   
+   exposes: {
+     './Module': './src/remote-entry.ts',
+   },
+};
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files when --js=true 1`] = `
+"const { composePlugins, withNx, withReact } = require('@nx/rspack');
+const { withModuleFederation } = require('@nx/rspack/module-federation');
+
+const baseConfig = require('./module-federation.config');
+
+const config = {
+  ...baseConfig,
+};
+
+// Nx plugins for rspack to build config object from Nx options and context.
+/**
+ * DTS Plugin is disabled in Nx Workspaces as Nx already provides Typing support Module Federation
+ * The DTS Plugin can be enabled by setting dts: true
+ * Learn more about the DTS Plugin here: https://module-federation.io/configure/dts.html
+ */
+module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), withReact(), withModuleFederation(config, { dts: false }));
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files when --js=true 2`] = `"module.exports = require('./rspack.config');"`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files when --js=true 3`] = `
+"module.exports = {
+   name: 'test',
+   
+   exposes: {
+     './Module': './src/remote-entry.js',
+   },
+};
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files when --typescriptConfiguration=true 1`] = `
+"import { composePlugins, withNx, withReact } from '@nx/rspack';
+import { withModuleFederation } from '@nx/rspack/module-federation';
+
+import baseConfig from './module-federation.config';
+
+const config = {
+  ...baseConfig,
+};
+
+// Nx plugins for rspack to build config object from Nx options and context.
+/**
+ * DTS Plugin is disabled in Nx Workspaces as Nx already provides Typing support Module Federation
+ * The DTS Plugin can be enabled by setting dts: true
+ * Learn more about the DTS Plugin here: https://module-federation.io/configure/dts.html
+ */
+export default composePlugins(
+  withNx(),
+  withReact(),
+  withModuleFederation(config, { dts: false })
+);
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files when --typescriptConfiguration=true 2`] = `
+"export default require('./rspack.config');
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should create the remote with the correct config files when --typescriptConfiguration=true 3`] = `
+"import { ModuleFederationConfig } from '@nx/rspack/module-federation';
+
+const config: ModuleFederationConfig = {
+  name: 'test',
+
+  exposes: {
+    './Module': './src/remote-entry.ts',
+  },
+};
+
+export default config;
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should generate correct remote with config files when using --ssr 1`] = `
+"const {composePlugins, withNx, withReact} = require('@nx/rspack');
+const {withModuleFederationForSSR} = require('@nx/rspack/module-federation');
+
+const baseConfig = require("./module-federation.server.config");
+
+const defaultConfig = {
+    ...baseConfig,
+};
+
+// Nx plugins for rspack to build config object from Nx options and context.
+/**
+ * DTS Plugin is disabled in Nx Workspaces as Nx already provides Typing support Module Federation
+ * The DTS Plugin can be enabled by setting dts: true
+ * Learn more about the DTS Plugin here: https://module-federation.io/configure/dts.html
+ */
+module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), withReact({ssr: true}), withModuleFederationForSSR(defaultConfig, { dts: false }));
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should generate correct remote with config files when using --ssr 2`] = `
+"module.exports = {
+    name: 'test',
+   exposes: {
+     './Module': './src/remote-entry.ts',
+   },
+};
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should generate correct remote with config files when using --ssr and --typescriptConfiguration=true 1`] = `
+"import { composePlugins, withNx, withReact } from '@nx/rspack';
+import { withModuleFederationForSSR } from '@nx/rspack/module-federation';
+
+import baseConfig from './module-federation.server.config';
+
+const defaultConfig = {
+  ...baseConfig,
+};
+
+// Nx plugins for rspack to build config object from Nx options and context.
+/**
+ * DTS Plugin is disabled in Nx Workspaces as Nx already provides Typing support Module Federation
+ * The DTS Plugin can be enabled by setting dts: true
+ * Learn more about the DTS Plugin here: https://module-federation.io/configure/dts.html
+ */
+export default composePlugins(
+  withNx(),
+  withReact({ ssr: true }),
+  withModuleFederationForSSR(defaultConfig, { dts: false })
+);
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`remote generator bundler=rspack should generate correct remote with config files when using --ssr and --typescriptConfiguration=true 2`] = `
+"import { ModuleFederationConfig } from '@nx/rspack/module-federation';
+
+const config: ModuleFederationConfig = {
+  name: 'test',
+  exposes: {
+    './Module': './src/remote-entry.ts',
+  },
+};
+
+export default config;
+"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.rspack.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.rspack.spec.ts
index 5d439679334ca..f7a7444dd9f03 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.rspack.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.rspack.spec.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ jest.mock('@nx/devkit', () => {
   };
 });
 
-// TODO(colum): turn these on when rspack is moved into the main repo
-xdescribe('remote generator', () => {
+describe('remote generator', () => {
   // TODO(@jaysoo): Turn this back to adding the plugin
   let originalEnv: string;
 
@@ -324,5 +323,28 @@ xdescribe('remote generator', () => {
         })
       ).rejects.toThrowError(`Invalid remote name provided: ${name}.`);
     });
+
+    it('should throw an error when an invalid remote name is used', async () => {
+      const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+      await expect(
+        remote(tree, {
+          directory: 'test/my-app',
+          devServerPort: 4209,
+          e2eTestRunner: 'cypress',
+          linter: Linter.EsLint,
+          skipFormat: false,
+          style: 'css',
+          unitTestRunner: 'jest',
+          ssr: true,
+          typescriptConfiguration: true,
+          bundler: 'rspack',
+        })
+      ).rejects.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        [Error: Invalid remote name: my-app. Remote project names must:
+        - Start with a letter, dollar sign ($) or underscore (_)
+        - Followed by any valid character (letters, digits, underscores, or dollar signs)
+        The regular expression used is ^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z_$0-9]*$.]
+      `);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
index de6c4557bf5b0..4d6549715c207 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   names,
   readProjectConfiguration,
   runTasksInSerial,
+  stripIndents,
   Tree,
   updateProjectConfiguration,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ import { addRemoteToDynamicHost } from './lib/add-remote-to-dynamic-host';
 import { addMfEnvToTargetDefaultInputs } from '../../utils/add-mf-env-to-inputs';
 import { maybeJs } from '../../utils/maybe-js';
 import { isValidVariable } from '@nx/js';
-import { moduleFederationEnhancedVersion } from '../../utils/versions';
+import {
+  moduleFederationEnhancedVersion,
+  nxVersion,
+} from '../../utils/versions';
 import { ensureProjectName } from '@nx/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils';
 import { assertNotUsingTsSolutionSetup } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
@@ -119,6 +123,16 @@ export async function remoteGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   }
 
   await ensureProjectName(host, options, 'application');
+  const REMOTE_NAME_REGEX = '^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z_$0-9]*$';
+  const remoteNameRegex = new RegExp(REMOTE_NAME_REGEX);
+  if (!remoteNameRegex.test(options.projectName)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      stripIndents`Invalid remote name: ${options.projectName}. Remote project names must:
+      - Start with a letter, dollar sign ($) or underscore (_)
+      - Followed by any valid character (letters, digits, underscores, or dollar signs)
+      The regular expression used is ${REMOTE_NAME_REGEX}.`
+    );
+  }
   const initAppTask = await applicationGenerator(host, {
     ...options,
     name: options.projectName,
@@ -211,7 +225,10 @@ export async function remoteGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const installTask = addDependenciesToPackageJson(
     host,
     {},
-    { '@module-federation/enhanced': moduleFederationEnhancedVersion }
+    {
+      '@module-federation/enhanced': moduleFederationEnhancedVersion,
+      '@nx/web': nxVersion,
+    }
   );
   tasks.push(installTask);
 
diff --git a/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts b/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
index 8d92a6a7fcad6..c4c8432a1d255 100644
--- a/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
+++ b/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@ export function mapRemotes(
 ): Record<string, string> {
   const mappedRemotes = {};
 
-  for (const remote of remotes) {
-    if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote[0]);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = handleArrayRemote(remote, remoteEntryExt);
-    } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      mappedRemotes[remote] = handleStringRemote(remote, determineRemoteUrl);
+  for (const nxRemoteProjectName of remotes) {
+    if (Array.isArray(nxRemoteProjectName)) {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName[0]);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleArrayRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
+        remoteEntryExt
+      );
+    } else if (typeof nxRemoteProjectName === 'string') {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName[0]);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleStringRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
+        determineRemoteUrl
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -33,8 +40,8 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
   remote: [string, string],
   remoteEntryExt: 'js' | 'mjs'
 ): string {
-  let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-  remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+  let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+  const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
   const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
 
   // If remote location already has .js or .mjs extension
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
     ? remoteLocation.slice(0, -1)
     : remoteLocation;
 
-  const globalPrefix = `${remoteName.replace(/-/g, '_')}@`;
+  const globalPrefix = `${normalizeRemoteName(mfRemoteName)}@`;
 
   // if the remote is defined with anything other than http then we assume it's a promise based remote
   // In that case we should use what the user provides as the remote location
@@ -59,12 +66,12 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
 
 // Helper function to deal with remotes that are strings
 function handleStringRemote(
-  remote: string,
-  determineRemoteUrl: (remote: string) => string
+  nxRemoteProjectName: string,
+  determineRemoteUrl: (nxRemoteProjectName: string) => string
 ): string {
-  const globalPrefix = `${remote.replace(/-/g, '_')}@`;
+  const globalPrefix = `${normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName)}@`;
 
-  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(nxRemoteProjectName)}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -84,10 +91,10 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
 
   for (const remote of remotes) {
     if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-      remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+      let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
       const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${
         ['.js', '.mjs'].includes(remoteLocationExt)
           ? remoteLocation
           : `${
@@ -97,14 +104,16 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
             }/remoteEntry.${remoteEntryExt}`
       }`;
     } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(
+        remote
+      )}`;
     }
   }
 
   return mappedRemotes;
 }
 
-function normalizeRemoteName(remote: string): string {
-  return remote.replace(/-/g, '_');
+function normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName: string): string {
+  return nxRemoteProjectName.replace(/-/g, '_');
 }
diff --git a/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts b/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
index c633cc4a05684..8372a9fe054cf 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
@@ -17,18 +17,19 @@ export function mapRemotes(
 ): Record<string, string> {
   const mappedRemotes = {};
 
-  for (const remote of remotes) {
-    if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote[0]);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = handleArrayRemote(
-        remote,
+  for (const nxRemoteProjectName of remotes) {
+    if (Array.isArray(nxRemoteProjectName)) {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName[0]);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleArrayRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
         remoteEntryExt,
         isRemoteGlobal
       );
-    } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = handleStringRemote(
-        remote,
+    } else if (typeof nxRemoteProjectName === 'string') {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleStringRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
+
         determineRemoteUrl,
         isRemoteGlobal
       );
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
   remoteEntryExt: 'js' | 'mjs',
   isRemoteGlobal: boolean
 ): string {
-  let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-  remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+  let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+  const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
   const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
 
   // If remote location already has .js or .mjs extension
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
     : remoteLocation;
 
   const globalPrefix = isRemoteGlobal
-    ? `${remoteName.replace(/-/g, '_')}@`
+    ? `${normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName)}@`
     : '';
 
   // if the remote is defined with anything other than http then we assume it's a promise based remote
@@ -72,13 +73,15 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
 
 // Helper function to deal with remotes that are strings
 function handleStringRemote(
-  remote: string,
-  determineRemoteUrl: (remote: string) => string,
+  nxRemoteProjectName: string,
+  determineRemoteUrl: (nxRemoteProjectName: string) => string,
   isRemoteGlobal: boolean
 ): string {
-  const globalPrefix = isRemoteGlobal ? `${remote.replace(/-/g, '_')}@` : '';
+  const globalPrefix = isRemoteGlobal
+    ? `${normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName)}@`
+    : '';
 
-  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(nxRemoteProjectName)}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,10 +101,10 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
 
   for (const remote of remotes) {
     if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-      remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+      let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
       const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${
         ['.js', '.mjs', '.json'].includes(remoteLocationExt)
           ? remoteLocation
           : `${
@@ -111,8 +114,10 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
             }/remoteEntry.${remoteEntryExt}`
       }`;
     } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(
+        remote
+      )}`;
     }
   }