Russia has agreed to work with Ghana towards building a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said.
The pledge came out of talks between President John Dramani Mahama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow. Mr Ablakwa said the plant is meant to support industrialisation and electricity security.
No project cost, financing plan, construction timetable, site or reactor type has been made public, according to reporting by Reuters cited by NorvanReports. The announcement is an agreement to cooperate, not a financed construction deal.
It came a day after Russia's state nuclear company, Rosatom, said it was discussing large nuclear power projects with four African countries, including Ghana.
The two countries also agreed to revive their Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation, with Russia due to host the next meeting. Other commitments cover defence, grain production, access to fertilisers and more scholarships for Ghanaian students.