Ghana is aiming to choose a technology provider for a proposed first nuclear power station in 2024 and is already carrying out a series of studies at a preferred site, although financing remains a “major challenge”, Stephen Yamoah, executive director of the state-owned project company, told NucNet.

Yamoah said Nuclear Power Ghana’s (NPG) preferred location for the West African country’s first nuclear plant is Atuapim/Nsuban, in the Western Region of the country, while a backup location is Obotan, in Central Region. NPG was set up in 2018 to be responsible for Ghana’s ambitious nuclear new-build project.