Ghana opens talks with Rosatom on its first nuclear power station
Ghanaian media report the discussions after Moscow's Russia-Africa summit, where Rusal also signed a bauxite deal for the Ashanti Region.
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Olanrewaju Adewole
Accra — Ghana has started talks with Russia's state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, on building the country's first nuclear power station, Ghanaian media report. No size, cost or timeline has been given.
President John Dramani Mahama met President Vladimir Putin a day after the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, where he said Ghana is pursuing a diversified energy mix to secure its power grid.
The bauxite deal
Russian metals company Rusal signed an agreement with Ghana on Thursday to develop a bauxite mine.
- The Nyinahin deposit in the Ashanti Region is estimated to hold more than 100 million tonnes.
- Mining is planned at up to 5 million tonnes a year, through a joint venture with the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation.
- A second phase would build an alumina refinery with a capacity of 1.2 million tonnes a year.
- Rusal would hold a majority stake in each of the two joint ventures.
Source: Africanews, 31 October 2026.
