The US and Ghana have formally launched Africa’s first regional clean energy training centre to support the development of civil nuclear energy programmes as countries across the continent consider deploying nuclear power reactors.

The US Department of Energy said the centre will serve as a regional training hub for Ghana and other like-minded African countries considering nuclear energy as part of their economic development, energy security, and decarbonisation goals.

The DOE said the training centre builds upon previous work in the country, which included a training programme hosted by the US that covered the fundamentals of civilian nuclear power programmes ranging from project development and financing to nuclear security and national nuclear laws.