Nuclear power is key to Ghana’s transition to greener energy, but the switch is facing delays, a senior official said.
The West African country wants to have one or two nuclear power plants in operation by 2030.
But Stephen Yamoah, managing director of National Nuclear Power Plant Ghana, says the country is lagging behind.
“We probably should have started construction now, but we’re still in the process of finding a [suitable] supplier,” said the nuclear energy chief.
Yamoah said the delay was due to “financial” rather than “technical” issues.
He added that the Ghanaian government has been in talks with China, France, Russia, South Korea and the United States regarding the construction of nuclear power plants.