Africa·Ghana
Ghana opens talks with Russia’s Rosatom on its first nuclear plant, and Rusal signs a bauxite deal
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L1What happened
Mahama told the summit Ghana is pursuing a diversified energy mix to secure its power grid. The Rosatom talks are reported by Ghanaian media; no reactor contract has been announced.
L2Who’s affected
Ghana’s power consumers and communities around the Nyinahin deposit in the Ashanti Region.
L3Why it’s quiet
Analysis · OVERLOOKED Talks and joint-venture deals at a Moscow summit draw less coverage than signed reactor contracts.
L4Deeper impact
Rusal’s joint ventures with GIADEC cover bauxite mining of up to 5 million tonnes a year, with a second phase for an alumina refinery of 1.2 million tonnes a year. Rusal will hold a majority stake in both JVs, Nyinahin Bauxite and Ghana Alumina Company.
L5Full context
Ghana said this month it would formally apply to join BRICS, and Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said Russia “strongly supports” the bid. The summit came as Moscow faces heavy Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine. Ghana is also a major exporter of gold, cocoa and oil.
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