US Signs Pact to Build Small Modular Nuclear Plant in Ghana
- The US-backed project would be Ghana’s first nuclear plant
- Gas-powered plants account for about half of country’s energy
The US has championed nuclear technology for Africa’s energy transition, touting reactors that it says can help the continent cut emissions.
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The US has agreed to help build Ghana’s first small modular reactor project in a push to promote nuclear technology as a cleaner energy option for African countries.
The commercial agreement between Nuclear Power Ghana and Regnum Technology Group will use NuScale Power LLC technology, the US Department of State said in a statement.