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Ghana: nuclear cooperation with Russia

This dossier tracks Ghana–Russia nuclear cooperation announcements, financing and implementation.

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View of Accra in 2008.
Accra in 2008, archival illustration; no nuclear site is shown. Elegant Machines, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Elegant Machines — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 2008, sans modification

Where things stand

On 31 October, Ghana’s minister announces a 2,000 MW project; timing and financing remain unspecified.

Reported information

Ghana announces Russian cooperation on a 2,000 MW nuclear plant

Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000 MW nuclear plant, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on 31 October.

View of Accra in 2008.
Accra in 2008, archival illustration; no nuclear site is shown. Elegant Machines, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Elegant Machines — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 2008, sans modification

The minister presents the project as support for energy security and industrialisation following Russia–Africa summit talks.

The stated capacity is a project target. The material reviewed specifies neither financing nor a construction timetable, so the announcement does not establish that building work has begun.

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