- The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a Clean Energy Training Centre to support infrastructural development in Africa.
- The U.S. is the best in a strategic partnership, and we have the best technology to support a 100-year-long relationship.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation in the Office of Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, Aleshia Duncan, announced during an interview with JoyNews. The Clean Energy Training Centre will offer a nuclear curriculum virtually to the entire African continent, with Ghana being the first country to benefit from the programme.
According to her, Ghana has developed substantially in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Milestones Approach. The Clean Energy Training Centre will give people career opportunities while providing trainees with support from the U.S. institution. Madam Duncan said, “We will be a consistent and long-term strategic partner to Africa, and we will support it in a way that will bring a safe and clean energy source to Ghana. The U.S. is the best in a strategic partnership, and we have the best technology to support a 100-year-long relationship.”
Madam Duncan emphasised that safety modifications have been made to the technology after the Fukushima accident, and nuclear will play a key source in any country’s energy mix. She added that it is essential to communicate the benefits of nuclear energy to the public to impact people’s everyday lives and increase their quality of life.
The Clean Energy Training Centre is a significant step in promoting clean energy and sustainable development in Africa. With the U.S. as a strategic partner, Ghana and other African countries can access the latest technology and knowledge in the nuclear energy sector, creating new economic growth and development opportunities.