Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) has announced that Ghana is making significant progress in the establishment of its first nuclear power plant, as the country has received a simulator which is important in the development of the project.
This announcement was made by the Executive Director of the Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), Dr. Stephen Yamoah, on Thursday, March 27, 2025, where the NPG engaged the media on the journey of the nuclear power plant project, and the plans to make the project a success.
According to Dr. Yamoah, the simulator is one of the most important infrastructure so far received in relation to the nuclear power project, as it will go a long way to improve Ghana’s every sector.
He added that the simulator will help in capacity building, and as part of the processes, help Ghana position itself in quality but affordable energy generation in the world.
“I should say that it is one of the important things that has happened relative to the nuclear power plant project,” he said.
“It’s going to help with capacity building. It’s going to improve our knowledge and understanding and it’s also part of the efforts for Ghana to position itself, not just to generate affordable electricity for export, but also to become a hub in technology-capacity building.”
Dr. Yamoah stressed on the importance of the success of this project, emphasizing that the success of this project is going to make Ghana a role model to many countries who seek to achieve the same goal.
“I am not saying this because I am a Ghanaian. Almost all of them with the exception of Egypt that is already in construction phase; South Africa is also in construction, all these countries are looking forward to Ghana making the success so they can follow the footsteps of Ghana,” he stated.
“…should Ghana go forward to a successful project execution, most countries will be motivated to go for the same technology that Ghana will go for. And that is why we’re positioning ourselves also to have training facilities that we will use to train people to create jobs.”
Speaking also, the Deputy Director of Nuclear Power Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Dr. Archibold Buah-Kwofie, commended the NPG for its efforts in bringing the media on board with all its processes relating to the nuclear power plant project.
This, according to him, is a very good initiative as most organizations neglect the media during the early stages of their projects, only engaging them when their projects are either completed or when problems arise.
“I must say, it is not only within the space but to a very large extent, whenever a project is being implemented, they don’t carry the media along. They make the media an appendage and it has never been the best, and sometimes, they are coming to the media when there are issues,” he said.
“I am very happy that on this particular initiative or project, we’ve seen the need to carry the media along, right from the start. This is a very good initiative.”
Dr. Buah-Kwofie urged the NPG to also include the local languages media houses, as there is a need to involve the larger community so they can also appreciate whatever that is going in the construction of the project.
“We should do well to bring the local languages media houses on board, especially where they are talking science and technical issues. Even in English, a lot of time, it is very difficult to break down the jargons and the issues,” he indicated.
“I am saying this because it is even more difficult when we want to translate into the local languages about scientific terms and so on and so forth, and also for the appreciation of our people and on the ground.”
