Ghana is ready for nuclear power adoption - Gov’t affirms
The Ghanaian government has officially announced its readiness to integrate nuclear power into its national energy mix to support industrialization. Officials stated that the country is currently in the second phase of the International Atomic Energy Agency's infrastructure development milestone approach.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in energy policy for an African nation aiming to meet rising electricity demands through low-carbon alternatives.
By Albert Oppong-Ansah/Edward Acquah, GNA
Accra, Aug. 19, GNA – The government has affirmed Ghana’s readiness to include nuclear power as part of efforts to diversify the country’s energy mix and secure reliable, affordable electricity for industrialisation.
“Ghana has moved beyond aspiration and is prepared to pursue nuclear power,” Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, said on Wednesday.
The Minister, who represented President John Dramani Mahama at the opening of the third US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in Accra, said: “We are ready. Ghana is in Phase Two of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s milestone approach for developing nuclear power infrastructure.”
Site studies, institutional strengthening, stakeholder engagement and discussions with technology vendors were all at advanced stages, he said.
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