Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) has shortlisted two potential sites to host the African country’s first nuclear power station, Stephen Yamoah, the company’s executive director, told local journalists last week.
Yamoah said the Nsuban site in the Western Region was selected as the preferred location where a 1,000-MW nuclear plant would be built by 2030, while the Obotan site in the Central Region is to serve as a backup location.
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