Ghana is set to choose a technology provider for its first nuclear power plants with unconfirmed reports in the west African country saying a decision could be announced by the end of the year.

Reports quoted energy minister Herbert Krapa as saying at the beginning of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission to the country that “the vendor countries or country would be communicated next month”.

Krapa was speaking at a meeting held by Ghana’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) for members of an IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service mission. The mission team will review Ghana’s regulatory infrastructure for nuclear, radiation, radioactive waste and transport.